Category News: Media Coverage
Results 561Invest money on cutting-edge coral restoration projects
September 10, 2023
The Miami Herald published an op-ed by our Executive Director Rachel Silverstein on the new chance to restore Florida’s devastated reefs: after seven years,…
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New NOAA report confirms widespread coral damage from Port Miami dredge
September 8, 2023
WLRN Public Media reported on the new NOAA assessment confirming that the 2013–2015 Port Miami dredge buried at least 278 acres of reef and…
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What are local governments doing to eradicate microplastics?
September 7, 2023
NBC6, in its “Planet in Crisis: Solutions” series, examined how a 2008 Florida law barring local plastic bans has pushed the fight against single-use…
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Explosive report finds PortMiami dredging caused extensive coral reef damage
September 6, 2023
Local 10 News covered the “explosive” new 52-page NOAA report finding that PortMiami’s dredge caused “moderate and severe” damage to more than 278 acres…
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Researchers warn that a crucial Florida ecosystem is being destroyed — and one key change can stop it
September 5, 2023
Yahoo News highlighted South Florida’s rapid seagrass die-off — more than half gone in some areas over the past 50 years — and the…
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Key Biscayne blazes trail for County’s Back Bay storm surge study
August 25, 2023
The Key Biscayne Independent reported on the restart of the Army Corps’ Back Bay storm-surge study — a $7 million, four-year effort that, after…
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Heat Alerts Up Across Entire State Of Florida Today
August 8, 2023
610 WIOD News Radio reported on the statewide heat warnings gripping Florida — with heat indices climbing past 114°F — and the mounting toll…
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Reefs, sea life stressed as water temps set records
July 31, 2023
The Key Biscayne Independent reported on record-breaking water temperatures stressing Biscayne Bay — the highest sea-surface readings ever recorded there, with nearby ocean temps…
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Florida loses corals as the ocean absorbs heat, researchers say
July 26, 2023
Local 10 News reported on the corals, sponges, and sea life imperiled as record ocean heat drives down oxygen off South Florida — with…
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