Category News: Media Coverage
Results 561Gallons of raw sewage spill into Miami River due to downpours
June 4, 2022
WSVN reported, citing Miami Waterkeeper, that more than 1,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Miami River after heavy weekend downpours overwhelmed the…
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Mangrove restoration remains key to keeping South Florida shorelines safe and beautiful
June 1, 2022
Local 10 News, for its “Don’t Trash Our Treasure” series, covered the fight over a City of Miami ordinance that would have banned planting…
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Miami commissioner drops controversial proposal to ban planting mangroves in city parks
May 31, 2022
WLRN Public Media reported that a Miami city commissioner dropped his controversial proposal to ban planting new mangroves in city parks after swift opposition…
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Save Our Views! Proposed Ordinance Seeks to Ban Mangrove Planting in City Parks
May 30, 2022
Miami New Times reported on the controversial City of Miami ordinance to ban planting mangroves in city parks to preserve waterfront views — a…
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Mangroves help fight hurricanes. Now Miami wants to ban planting any more at city parks
May 19, 2022
WLRN Public Media reported on a Miami commissioner’s proposal to ban planting new mangroves in city parks to protect waterfront views — a move…
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In PSA, Miami-Dade leaders make case for seasonal fertilizer ban, strongest in Florida
May 16, 2022
Robbin Simmons of WSVN writes: “We want plenty of food for manatees. We want fat manatees around Biscayne Bay and in Florida, and that…
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First fertilizer ban put in place in South Florida with hopes of stopping chemicals leaking into Biscayne Bay, effective through Oct. 31
May 13, 2022
WSVN reported on Miami-Dade’s first fertilizer ban — the strongest such ordinance in Florida — which prohibits nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers from May 15…
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Ordinance limiting fertilizer use aims to keep South Florida waterways healthy
May 11, 2022
Local 10 News reported on Miami-Dade’s new fertilizer ordinance — the strongest in the state — which bans nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers from May…
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Fish on drugs: cocktail of medications is ‘contaminating ocean food chain’
April 29, 2022
The Guardian reported on a startling FIU study that found all 93 South Florida bonefish sampled tested positive for pharmaceuticals — one Key West…
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