Category News: Media Coverage
Results 561Despite Protections, Miami Port Project Smothers Coral Reef in Silt
March 8, 2015
Lizette Alverez of The New York Times writes: The government divers who plunged into the bay near the Port of Miami surfaced with bad…
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This Scientist Made Superhero Headlines. Why Doesn’t That Happen More Often?
February 27, 2015
National Geographic Society Newsroom writes: Andrew Baker is the guy that rescues corals with his bare hands from the evils of industry. A recent article on…
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Miami’s Choice: Bigger Ships or Coral Reefs?
February 24, 2015
Scott Wyland for National Geographic writes: Outside Miami‘s Biscayne Bay, coral reefs that were once a vivid rainbow have been turned a barren gray, choked…
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Miami Deep Dredge: Environmentalists Win Court Battle but Not War as Blasting Continues
October 24, 2014
Michael E. Miller for the Miami New Times writes: Call it a split decision. The latest legal skirmish over the Deep Dredge devolved into…
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NOAA Warns of “Rapid Deterioration” of Endangered Corals Due to Deep Dredge Sludge
September 18, 2014
[embedlycard url=”http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/noaa-warns-of-rapid-deterioration-of-endangered-corals-due-to-deep-dredge-sludge-6559941″] Nonetheless, the NOAA report is “a very big deal,” says Rachel Silverstein, executive director of Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper, another environmental group against…
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Environmentalists renew criticism of Miami dredging
September 5, 2014
Joseph Bonney of JOC writes: Environmental groups are threatening litigation over the Port of Miami’s 50-foot deepening project, part of an expansion designed to…
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Environmental Group Threatens To Sue Army Corps Of Engineers About Dredging Near Corals
July 21, 2014
Constanza Gallardo of WLRN writes: An environmental non-profit organization has filed a letter that says it may sue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper…
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Researchers Race to Save Coral in Miami
June 6, 2014
Lizette Alvarez for The New York Times writes: With dredging set to begin this weekend in the Port of Miami, researchers are scrambling to…
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An Underwater Race To Transplant Miami’s Rare Corals
June 4, 2014
Greg Allen for NPR writes: A lab just off Florida’s Miami River has become the base for an unusual lifesaving operation. A group of…
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