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12th Status Report Issued on Miami-Dade County Sanitary Sewer Overflows
March 24, 2020
In 2013, Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department entered into a federally-mandated Consent Decree with the U.S. EPA and Florida Department of Environmental Protection…
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Intensive Invasive Species Removal at Virginia Key with HSBC
March 23, 2020
A group of dedicated HSBC employee volunteers helped us out on March 7th to remove an excessive amount of invasive species at Virginia Key…
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Miami Waterkeeper’s State of the Water 2020
March 20, 2020
On Wednesday evening, March 11th, 2020, Miami Waterkeeper hosted our second annual State of the Water address. An intimate group of community leaders and…
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Water Quality Testing Update: New “Special Status” for COVID-19 Impacts
March 19, 2020
Miami Waterkeeper’s routine water quality monitoring program involves weekly sampling from 8 sites around Biscayne Bay. The samples that are collected are analyzed for…
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Port Everglades Dredging Project Construction Delayed Until 2022
March 18, 2020
Miami Waterkeeper, and our co-plaintiffs — Center for Biological Diversity, Florida Wildlife Federation Inc., and Diving Equipment and Marketing Association — have undertaken extensive…
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Scientific Support for Fertilizer Regulation
March 17, 2020
Residential lawn fertilization is estimated to be the second-largest source of household nitrogen in the United States. Nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus from fertilizers…
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City of Miami Passes New Water Quality Law
March 16, 2020
On Thursday, the City of Miami Commission unanimously passed an ordinance that will significantly reduce fertilizer pollution from reaching our waterways. Miami Waterkeeper worked…
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Miami Waterkeeper’s Elizabeth Kelly Published New Paper on Fecal Indicator Bacteria and Microalgae Interactions
March 12, 2020
Please join us in congratulating Miami Waterkeeper’s Research Coordinator, Elizabeth Kelly, on the publishing of her paper, “Proliferation of microalgae and enterococci in Lake…
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Welcome Casey
March 10, 2020
Join Miami Waterkeeper in welcoming our new Outreach Associate, Casey Dresbach! Casey joined our team in February 2020, and we’re very excited to be…
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Partnership with The International Seakeepers Society Provides New Opportunities for Youth
March 4, 2020
One of our underlying goals at Miami Waterkeeper is to make meaningful connections between people and the water surrounding their communities. To accomplish this…
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Miami Marathon 2020
February 28, 2020
On February 9, 2020, a dedicated group of Miami Waterkeeper volunteers crossed the finish line of the Miami Marathon, pulling over 100 lbs. of…
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Waterkeepers Florida Passes Resolution Opposing Statewide Preemption
February 19, 2020
State preemption occurs when the state passes a law that supersedes local authority. As a “Home Rule” state, Florida grants counties and municipalities the…
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