Capping Plastic Pollution

Capping Plastic Pollution The Quest to Pass a Bottle Bill in Rhode Island By Tyson Birch While conducting her doctoral studies at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO), Anna Robuck examined the stomach contents from 217 seabirds—great...

Marine Algae As Art

Marine Algae As Art Mary Jameson's Meandering Coastal Viwe By Elaine Lembo | Photographs by Jesse Burke ENTER  THE WORLD OF MARY JAMESON and prepare for a deep dive, a bottomless plunge into nature and science; creativity and culture; history and spirituality—and art....

Community Upraising

Community Upraising How a devastating fire rallied neighbors around Wickford Shipyard By Elaine Lembo| Photographs by Jesse Burke Every turn along the waterfront of colonial Wickford Village takes the observer to another symbol of endurance: From church spire to...

Moving On Up

Moving On Up Rising Water in Warren Prompts Redevelopment and Relocation Plans By Annie Sherman Floodwaters inundate Market Street during a king tide. Photograph by Janet Freedman The second smallest town in the smallest state in the country has a big problem: water....

Building the High Road

Building the High Road PREPARING ROADS TO WITHSTAND FLOODING AND EROSION By Sue Kennedy | Photographs by Monica Allard Cox   Roadwork planning can be complicated, requiring careful coordination of state and local government efforts and financial and staff...