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Protect the Bay: Skip the Fertilizer This Summer
May 26, 2021
South Florida’s rainy season is here! What do you need to know besides keeping an umbrella handy? The summer can be hard on Biscayne…
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Miami Waterkeeper Awarded Jorge M. Perez Family Foundation Grant
May 25, 2021
Miami Waterkeeper is excited to announce generous support from The Jorge M. Perez Family Foundation at the Miami Foundation with a new two-year grant…
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Miami Waterkeeper: New Website, New Features
May 13, 2021
We are so excited to finally reveal our brand new website! We’ve been working on this for some time and we’re very happy…
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Fertilizer Ordinance Passes Unanimously on First Reading in Pinecrest
May 7, 2021
In another municipal water win, the Village of Pinecrest unanimously approved a fertilizer ordinance on first reading on March 9, 2021, after hearing about…
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Miami Waterkeeper Awarded the Dade Heritage Trust Annual Preservation Award
April 30, 2021
We are honored to have been awarded Dade Heritage Trust’s Annual Preservation Award! Miami-Dade’s largest preservation organization recognized Miami Waterkeeper’s outstanding activism and research. …
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MWK x Compass – Earth Day Chat!
April 22, 2021
Miami Waterkeeper and Compass celebrated Earth Day with at 6 PM on April 22nd, 2021! We covered the threats to our Bay and how…
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EPA Should Withdraw 2020 Clean Water Act Rule
April 20, 2021
Miami Waterkeeper, in coalition with Earthjustice and other environmental protection groups, is fighting a December 2020 EPA rule change that would erode Clean Water…
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Mens rea comment letter blog
April 20, 2021
Miami Waterkeeper, along with several other environmental advocacy organizations, joined an Earthjustice comment letter in opposition to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed rule…
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Major Water Win: Miami-Dade County Approves Fertilizer Ordinance
April 20, 2021
On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, the Miami-Dade County Commission passed a strong fertilizer ordinance on second reading–making it law. The future of Biscayne Bay and…
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Miami Waterkeeper and Partners file Notice of Intent to Sue under the Endangered Species Act
March 31, 2021
On August 20, 2020, the state of Florida asked the EPA to grant the state control over dredge and fill permitting, also known as…
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Legal Actions
March 30, 2021
Protecting Florida’s Coral Reefs from the Impacts of Dredging In a race to expand U.S. ports to accommodate larger, next-generation shipping vessels, the U.S….
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In Support of a Monroe County Fertilizer Ordinance
March 29, 2021
Miami Waterkeeper views fertilizer ordinances as key legislative tools in protecting our waterways. Kelly Cox, Miami Waterkeeper’s General Counsel, spoke at Monroe County’s Board…
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