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Globe Editorial

On the waterfront

March 30, 2006

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EVERYONE IN MASSACHUSETTS, whether rich or penniless, owns a stake in waterfront property thanks to Colonial-era laws that place tidelands in the public trust. But this right is now under attack by proposed legislation that seeks to limit the ability of Massachusetts residents to challenge the state licenses that developers need to build along the state's waterways. (Full article: 419 words)

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