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Digital Dolphins, Startup NFT Company, Seeks to Support Miami Waterkeeper
August 19, 2022
Digital Dolphins, the first ever charitable city-centric NFT project, is looking to protect the environment with a $100,000 donation to Miami Waterkeeper upon selling…
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Clean Water
Miami Waterkeeper Comments on the County’s Draft Reasonable Assurance Plan
August 4, 2022
Biscayne Bay is declining before our eyes. Seagrass is dying and fish are floating belly-up in the hot, still summer waters when the Bay…
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Clean Water
PFAS are forever chemicals, and they’re everywhere
July 19, 2022
You may have recently heard about PFAS, but what exactly are they? PFAS stands for “Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances.” These are manufactured…
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Ecosystem Protection
Miami-Dade County’s Urban Development Boundary Still at Risk
June 1, 2022
For decades, Miami-Dade has protected a bright line to stop urban sprawl into the Everglades, called the “Urban Development Boundary”; this is one of…
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Ecosystem Protection
Water Win: Mangrove Ban Ordinance Withdrawn
May 31, 2022
The City of Miami Commissioners withdrew a proposed ordinance that would have banned planting mangroves at City parks. Mangroves are incredibly beneficial for…
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Got Water Pollution? Report It To Us! Here’s What Happens When You Do
May 11, 2022
Got Water Pollution? Report It To Us! Here’s What Happens When You Do On May 11, a community member sent Miami Waterkeeper a…
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Water Win: BCC Unanimously Adopts Septic Trust Fund
May 4, 2022
A resolution to establish a Septic to Sewer trust fund of at least $3 million in the County’s 2022-2023 budget has been passed by…
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Welcoming Three New Directors to the Miami Waterkeeper Team
April 27, 2022
Miami Waterkeeper is pleased to announce that three exceptional individuals have stepped up to serve on Miami Waterkeeper’s Board of Directors. These dedicated professionals…
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Water Win: Fertilizer Awareness Week Vote Passes Unanimously
April 27, 2022
Mark your calendars! The Board of County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution that declared the week of May 9 -15, 2022, our first Fertilizer…
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More Devastation Ahead For Corals? Not on our Watch. Miami Waterkeeper Comments on Port Everglades EIS to the Corps
April 22, 2022
Between 2013 and 2015, the deep dredge construction project at PortMiami killed more than half a million corals and damaged over 250 acres of…
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Blog
Honoring the Service of our Founding Board Chair, Lauren Brown Hornor
March 31, 2022
After serving on Miami Waterkeeper’s Board of Directors as its Chair for over a decade, Lauren Brown Hornor is stepping down from her role…
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Sea Level Rise
Seeing is Believing: The Recent Sobering News on Sea Level Rise
February 25, 2022
When Miami Waterkeeper talks to the community about sea-level rise, people will share stories of their “ah-ha” moment – when the magnitude of the…
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