CRC-led research and field work has been in the news throughout 2014, and the center’s work in Rhode Island gained notice from the environmental news website EcoRI News as the year wound down. On Tuesday, Dec. 23, work by CRC on the effects of climate change on Rhode Island’s salt marshes and coastal wetlands was the subject of an EcoRI News story. Also on Tuesday, EcoRI News recognized CRC’s work predicting the impacts of sea level rise in the state as one of the top 20 environmental stories of 2014.