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Sea Level Rise
Brownfield Assessment Grant to Address Flooding in South Florida
June 18, 2019
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Brownfields Program empowers states, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably…
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The Miami Foundation Recognizes Miami Waterkeeper!
June 12, 2019
We have some exciting news! Miami Waterkeeper has been selected to receive a Community Grant from the Miami Foundation in the Resiliency category! The…
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Coastal Wetlands Restoration & Wastewater Reuse
June 7, 2019
Rehydrated coastal wetlands in Biscayne Bay provide important ecosystem services and could be key in local climate change resiliency measures. To explore this subject…
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Worsening High Tide Flooding Washes Pollution into Water Bodies
April 19, 2019
As sea levels rise, high-tide flooding has worsened in many coastal cities on the east coast like Miami. As these flood waters recede, they…
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Miami Waterkeeper Weighs in on Army Corps Resiliency Projects
January 9, 2019
Miami Waterkeeper submitted comments to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis and Miami-Dade Back Bay Coastal…
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How the Regional Climate Action Plan Impacts Water
March 1, 2018
One of the successes of the Climate Compact is the development of a unified sea-level rise projection that will avoid more scenarios like this…
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Septic Tanks and Sea Level Rise
February 18, 2018
Sea level rise is already having measurable impacts on septic tanks in Miami Dade County. A 2018 Miami Dade County report on septic vulnerability…
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Septic Skeptics: What’s Really Going on in the Tank in your Backyard
February 13, 2018
Septic tanks in South Florida are a source of land-based pollution, adding excess nutrients to our waterways when not properly cared for. How…
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