Newport has one public beach, and it’s washing away fast. The severe storms this past winter have exacerbated erosion at Easton’s Beach, which was already eroding at alarming rates. Now, Newport officials want voters to decide whether to fund a multi-million dollar sand replenishment project to help shore up the beach. Some people are questioning […]
Washout: Our vanishing beaches
Posted inEnvironment, Local
‘That conversation is coming’: South Coast towns may consider managed retreat, green infrastructure in response to rising seas
Editor’s note: This story is part of “Washout: Our vanishing beaches,” a series about the reshaping of Rhode Island’s shoreline. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. TRANSCRIPT: Luis Hernandez: Shoreline communities throughout our region are faced with growing questions about how to manage the beach erosion caused by climate-related storms and rising seas. Today, we take […]
Posted inEnvironment, Local, Newport Bureau
Newport official says continued beach erosion could threaten the city’s water supply, way of life
Last winter’s storms took a heavy toll on the city’s beaches, including Easton’s Beach, which is located at the start of Newport’s famed Cliff Walk. The city’s public services director, Bill Riccio, is the person in charge of leading Newport’s response. As part of our ongoing series on shoreline erosion in the region, Riccio spoke […]
Posted inEnvironment, Local, South County Bureau
Photographer Kathie Florsheim’s elegy to the vanishing shore
Editor’s note: This story is part of “Washout: Our vanishing beaches,” a series about the reshaping of Rhode Island’s shoreline. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Photographer Kathie Florsheim has held several residencies and fellowships, and her work is permanently held at the Fogg Museum at Harvard, the RISD Art museum and […]
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‘I have real concern’: URI coastal scientist tracks decades of coastal erosion data
Editor’s note: This story is part of “Washout: Our vanishing beaches,” a series about the reshaping of Rhode Island’s shoreline. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. TRANSCRIPT: LUIS HERNANDEZ: Professor Walsh, it’s a pleasure. Thanks so much. J.P. WALSH: Nice to meet you. HERNANDEZ: Professor, how different do our beaches look right […]
Posted inEnvironment, Local, South County Bureau
Dude, where’s my beach?
Editor’s note: This story is part of “Washout: Our vanishing beaches,” a series about the reshaping of Rhode Island’s shoreline. Taylor Ellis loves the Rhode Island shoreline so much that about a year-and-half-ago he decided to see as much of it as possible. By foot. The long-time South Kingstown resident walked most of the state’s […]
