In Rhode Island, Protecting a Shoreline and a Lifeline

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Ocean Mist, Matunuck, Rhode Island. Photo source: ©© Ben Sheldon

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Coastal erosion, a natural effect of Matunuck’s direct exposure to the elements in an area prone to sand-sucking northeasters, has shrunk parts of the beach to less than a dozen feet during high tide, not only imperiling seafront structures like the Ocean Mist, a seaside bar here, but also threatening the only road that residents can use to get in and out of here, as well as the water line beneath it that serves over 1,600 customers…

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