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Local 10 (WPLG)

Conservationists intend to sue US Fish and Wildlife for failing to protect Florida’s manatees

June 13, 2023

Local 10 News reported on the conservationists moving to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to protect Florida’s manatees — more

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Reckon

For World Oceans Day, we need to talk about the giant seaweed blob taking over Florida’s waters

June 8, 2023

Reckon News marked World Oceans Day with a Q&A featuring Miami Waterkeeper director of programs Amanda Prieto on the massive Sargassum “blob” — a

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Sun Sentinel

Fort Lauderdale’s water-quality report card: Here are the latest results – Sun Sentinel

June 7, 2023

The Sun Sentinel reported on Miami Waterkeeper’s 2022 Annual Report, which found nearly half of Fort Lauderdale’s water-quality testing sites fail clean-water standards on

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NBC Miami

Hurricane Nicole Caused Immense Beach Erosion to Florida’s East Coast. What to Know Ahead of Future Storms

June 2, 2023

NBC Miami examined how 2022’s Hurricane Nicole compounded the beach erosion left by Hurricane Ian just six weeks earlier, stripping away the dunes that

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Local 10 (WPLG)

With hurricane season approaching, environmental events focuses on Miami-Dade sand dunes

May 17, 2023

Local 10 News covered the pre-hurricane-season push to shore up Miami’s sand dunes — clearing trash and invasive plants at a Virginia Key restoration

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WSVN 7 News

South Floridians come together to clean up habitat in Virginia Key

May 17, 2023

WSVN reported on the Virginia Key habitat restoration — part of the Elevate Prize Foundation’s Miami summit — where volunteers removed invasive plants, tended

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Florida Politics

Offshore wind projects dominate federal fish habitat conservation work

May 16, 2023

Florida Politics reported on how a surge of offshore wind consultations is pulling NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast habitat experts away from Florida projects — even

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KB Independent

PODCAST: Sick Bay – a conversation with Miami Waterkeeper

May 5, 2023

The Key Biscayne Independent‘s Anti-Social podcast hosted Miami Waterkeeper policy director Audrey Siu for a conversation on Biscayne Bay’s worsening water quality — a

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Florida Today

Another group of conservationists plans to sue US government unless they save manatees

May 4, 2023

Florida Today reported that Miami Waterkeeper, alongside the Center for Biological Diversity, Harvard’s Animal Law & Policy Clinic, and a Puerto Rico engineer, filed

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AP News

Groups to sue federal officials over manatee protection

May 2, 2023

The Associated Press reported that Miami Waterkeeper joined the Center for Biological Diversity, Harvard’s Animal Law & Policy Clinic, and Frank S. González García

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KB Independent

Biscayne Bay report shows no improvement, remains at “tipping point”

April 27, 2023

The Key Biscayne Independent reported on the D-minus grade Biscayne Bay drew in the county’s latest report card — not a single area rated

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Daily Mail

Fecal bacteria skyrockets to 150 times beyond safe levels in some Florida canals after historic flooding

April 20, 2023

The Daily Mail reported on the fecal bacteria that skyrocketed in Fort Lauderdale’s canals after April’s historic flooding, drawing on Miami Waterkeeper’s sampling: our

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