19 Jan, 2024 Yes, Governor Healey, let's future-proof our communities, not abandon them. Let's start by making it easier to implement nature-based resilience. By Jeff Porter There was a lot to like about what Governor Healey had to say about our rapidly changing climate in her State of the Commonwealth speech...
29 Nov, 2023 Kudos to the Healey-Driscoll Administration for a continued focus on our approaching climate change crisis, but we need to start acting to mitigate it By Jeff Porter The Healey-Driscoll Administration's announcement of its ResilientCoasts Initiative garnered a lot of attention, as it should have. If...
13 Oct, 2023 There once was, and may still be, a coastal resilience project on Nantucket! By Jeff Porter Over a year ago, a Massachusetts Superior Court Judge ordered the Sconset Beach Preservation Fund to comply with an order by the...
04 Sep, 2022 Dramatic "Shoreline Realignment" In Store For Nantucket's Eastern Shore As Bitter Intra-Governmental Dispute Continues By Jeff Porter Just before the Labor Day holiday, a Massachusetts Superior Court Judge allowed the Nantucket Conservation Commission to move one step...
25 Jul, 2022 The Supreme Judicial Court's ruling for the City of Boston will reach many places other than Long Island By Jeff Porter Until today someone appealing a decision by a local conservation commission under both the Massachusetts wetlands protection act and a...
10 Mar, 2022 A plan for East Boston is great. But we need one for downtown too! By Jeff Porter Kudos to Shirley Leung of The Boston Globe for concisely recounting the past 15 years of Boston waterfront planning, where it has and...
16 Feb, 2022 When it comes to coastal resilience, late isn't better than never! By Jeff Porter It is one of the most well worn maxims in the English language: better late than never! But yesterday the National Oceanic and...