Category News: Media Coverage
Results 561A 20-Foot Sea Wall? Miami Faces the Hard Choices of Climate Change.
June 2, 2021
Patricia Mazzei for the New York Times writes: Three years ago, not long after Hurricane Irma left parts of Miami underwater, the federal government embarked on…
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Biscayne Bay water quality unsafe much of time, study finds
May 4, 2021
Susan Danseyar for Miami Today writes: A water quality monitoring program for the City of Miami found that even the cleanest location being tested…
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Miami-Dade County approves tough new law on fertilizer, marking a big win for efforts to save Biscayne Bay
April 20, 2021
Louis Aguirre for WPLG writes: The county approved the toughest fertilizer law in the State of Florida. The new ordinance bans the use of…
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The High Cost Of Sunshine: Public Records In Florida Can Cost More Than A Year’s Salary
March 29, 2021
Jenny Staletovich for WLRN writes: Last year as the COVID-19 pandemic raced across Florida, the international nonprofit health care provider Partners In Health offered…
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Fort Lauderdale Hired A Nonprofit To Test Its Water. The Mayor Doesn’t Want You To Know What They Found
February 23, 2021
Jenny Staletovich for WLRN writes: After the city hired Miami Waterkeeper to test water and post its findings, Mayor Dean Trantalis threatened to fire…
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More Florida manatees have been crushed by flood gates, contributing to a deadly year
February 11, 2021
Chris Perkins for the South Florida Sun Sentinel writes: Florida’s manatees had an especially deadly year in 2020, marked by particularly grim incidents: flood…
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Fort Lauderdale officials decide to continue monitoring of recreational waterways with Miami Waterkeeper
January 26, 2021
Ian Margol for Local 10 writes: Suzee Bailey said she moved to Fort Lauderdale about eight years ago because she loved the idea of…
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Mayor shames contractor for warning public about ‘high levels of bacteria’ in Fort Lauderdale waterways
January 25, 2021
Ian Margol for Local 10 writes: At the beginning of the year, given all the sewage spills in Fort Lauderdale last year, the city…
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Environmentalists challenge permitting change in Florida
January 15, 2021
Jim Saunders for News 4 Jax writes: A coalition of environmental groups Thursday filed a federal lawsuit challenging a potentially far-reaching move by the…
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