Lobster fishers in the most lucrative fishery in America working to convince taxpayers to pay their costs for new gear.

The Surfrider Foundation's 2022 State of the Beach report ranked Maine tied with Maryland and California with the top score of 11 out of 12 possible points.

Elected Officials to Protect America (EOPA) New Jersey, a non-profit group of elected officials who are working to solve the climate crisis, held a virtual press conference on May 30, 2023 on the progress of offshore wind development in New Jersey.

To help renters make better-informed choices, leases must disclose a property’s propensity to flood and whether it suffered flood damage in the past.

Blue catfish is an invasive species that eats anything in its path

Mangroves are growing in areas historically dominated by salt marshes and oyster reefs. Invasive pacific oysters are replacing native blue mussels in the Wadden Sea.

WALPOLE — New information is emerging on how climate change is affecting American lobster populations and their connections to other species in the marine food web in the earliest stages of their life cycle, the University of Maine's Darling Marine Center (DMC) announced in a recent press release.

A lawsuit filed with hopes of stopping construction of Vineyard Wind 1, expected to begin installing turbines soon in waters about 15 miles south of Martha's Vineyard, was recently dismissed from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

A new report by a team of scientists based at U.S Geological Survey (USGS) and the Graduate School of Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island indicates that the ground of Lower Manhattan might sink (or “subside”) by as much as two feet before the end of this century.

Ten years ago this past fall, Superstorm Sandy devastated the community of Union Beach in Monmouth County. You may remember the iconic photo, shared nationwide, of a yellow Union Beach home torn literally in half by the tempest. The storm impacted everything, from the community’s picturesque shorelines to local businesses, and destroyed or damaged more than 20% of the borough’s total housing stock.

Vulnerability to heat waves and even flooding are expected to vary by section of the city. And expect more rain.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — New Bedford was once the city that lit the world, exporting vast quantities of whale oil for lamps in the early 1800s. Workers packed the docks, unloading casks of oil that had been extracted at sea from whale carcasses and brought in by a fleet of hundreds of whaling ships.

The Big Apple is subsiding under its own weight. But other coastal cities are also dramatically descending, just as seas are rising.

A New Jersey shore town has been allowed to carry out emergency beach repairs amid a bitter fight with the state over how to protect its coastline from erosion.

PROVIDENCE – A federal grant awarded to the city not only aims to restore habitats near the Port of Providence but also to empower residents with more of a voice in projects that would enhance the shoreline and help protect it from rising seas and storm surges.

NORWALK — Streets in South Norwalk must be raised by at least 3 feet to prepare for future storm surges in 2050, experts with the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation report.

As offshore wind companies seek permits for new projects, officials in New Bedford are weighing in on the impact on the fishing industry.

The Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population is showing encouraging signs of a rebound from recent record lows, according to the 2023 bay-wide Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey.

Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed sand replenishment efforts in Rehoboth Beach.

New information is emerging on how climate change is impacting American lobster populations and their connections to other species in the marine food web in the earliest stages of their life cycle. New research conducted by two graduate students at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center has revealed more information about how these economically and culturally important marine animals are responding to the changing ocean.

AVALON — With hopes high for the summer tourist economy in 2023, the borough is going to have a wide, new beach for visitors to enjoy.Other communities will not be in as good a shape.

The EnerGeo Alliance has sent a letter to New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy and Assemblyman Christopher Tully, Chairman of the state’s Committee on Science, Innovation and Technology in advance of the Assembly’s hearing on marine mammal deaths scheduled for Thursday May 18, 2023.

DEP’s Bureau of Coastal and Land Use Compliance and Enforcement issued a Notice of Violation to the DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife’s Bureau of Land Management for the destruction of protected wetlands. It’s the same notice that would be given to a private developer who illegally destroyed wetlands or habitat for protected species.

Haddock, a staple seafood species targeted by East Coast fishermen for centuries, is experiencing overfishing, and changes are underway to prevent the fish's population from collapse, federal fishing managers said. Haddock are one of the most popular East Coast food fish, and they are commonly used in fish and chips and other popular New England seafood dishes.

In Salisbury, miles of beach sit empty now. With crowds set to swell in the coming weeks, there is a wave of worry."It becomes very dangerous for children playing here because these dunes can collapse," said Tom Saab, a Salisbury resident.