Tag: waterfronts

Working waterfronts bill would help fishing, shellfishing industries

Jan. 21—The idea of the Thames River as a working waterfront has not captured the public imagination today the same way it did a century or two ago when all manner of businesses, including the whaling industry, revolved around the hustle and bustle of New London and its deep port. But ever since the massive […]

Mass. environmental agency plans new rules for waterfronts

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is proposing new waterways regulations for the entire commonwealth to address the impacts of climate change, including sea level rise, storm surge and increased precipitation for existing and proposed structures along the waterfront. “The extreme weather that we’re seeing across the commonwealth, across the nation, across the globe, in […]