Author: Miami Miami Waterkeeper
Results 308Miami-Dade County’s New Stormwater Resolution – Water Win!
September 23, 2022
On September 1st, the Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution that seeks to strengthen the county’s stormwater regulation. We score this a Miami…
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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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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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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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Water Win: Mangrove Ban Ordinance Withdrawn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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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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