WELLS, Maine — A judge has whittled down a wide-ranging lawsuit against intertidal beach property owners to a single question. What exactly is the scope of the public’s right to access such land? With ...

WELLS, Maine — The attorney for an oceanfront property owner says those who are pressing for public access to his client’s private intertidal zone are just trying to create controversy as part of ...

Litigation hardly slackened. The high court has upheld public access if it occurred regularly in the past, and also repelled ...

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Scientists have developed a groundbreaking method to map sandy beach intertidal zones with unprecedented accuracy using satellite data. This innovative approach allows for precise measurements of ...