“This recent string of severe coastal storms should be a wakeup call to all Rhode Islanders: we urgently need a serious climate resilience strategy for Narragansett Bay and our coasts,” said Topher Hamblett, executive director of Save The Bay. “Well before these storms, we have been monitoring higher tides, severe erosion and the rapid loss of salt marshes, which are the nurseries of life in the bay. This bill puts coastal resilience on the front burner, where it belongs.”

What is the Act on Coasts? It will mandate the creation and maintenance of a statewide coastal resiliency plan. The plan will assess community vulnerabilities, recommend mitigation strategies along ocean and riverine coasts, and recommend financing strategies to implement these resiliency strategies.

Write to your state legislators today to ask them to support H-7022 Act on Coasts and S-2298 (same bill, different chambers)