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Local 10 (WPLG)
Biscayne Bay dead zone alert: Experts report fish kill is mainly around 2 canal discharge areas
October 20, 2022
Local 10 News reported on the Biscayne Bay fish kill concentrated in the northern basin, where oxygen levels near the C-8 and C-7 canal
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Scientists investigate cause of another fish kill in Biscayne Bay
October 19, 2022
Local 10 News reported on the more than 1,000 fish that died in Biscayne Bay’s northern basin as oxygen levels crashed toward zero, echoing
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Analyzing potential damage done by lowering our polluted canals into Biscayne Bay ahead of Hurricane Ian
October 5, 2022
Local 10 News examined the risk created when water managers lowered South Florida’s canals ahead of Hurricane Ian, flushing some of Miami-Dade’s most polluted
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DEP Removes 56 Tons of Hurricane Debris from Spoil Islands in Biscayne Bay
July 22, 2022
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced the removal of 56 tons of Hurricane Irma marine debris — dock lumber, tires, fishing gear, and
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VICE News: Mangrove Vs. Man-With-View
June 14, 2022
Dr. Rachel Silverstein met with Arielle Duhaime-Ross to discuss the indefinitely deferred ordinance that would have banned planting mangroves at City of Miami parks. “Not
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As federal protections for wetlands shrink, Miami restores reverence for water
June 14, 2022
Prism explored the grassroots fight to protect South Florida’s wetlands after the Supreme Court’s Sackett v. EPA decision stripped federal protections — a loss
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Opinion | Miami’s submarine future
June 9, 2022
The Economist published a sobering opinion piece on Miami’s “submarine future,” detailing how a metro area of 3 million faces flooding from both rising
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Report card finds Miami-Dade stormwater utilities shows poor compliance with pollution permits
June 7, 2022
WLRN Public Media reported that record weekend rainfall triggered six sewage spills across Miami-Dade, three of which likely flowed into the Miami River, Biscayne
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Storm Flooding Causes Sewage Overflow, No-Swim Advisory in Miami-Dade
June 6, 2022
NBC Miami reported on the sewage overflow that followed a weekend tropical system, prompting a no-swim advisory across several Miami-Dade beaches as crews worked
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‘Who Is Miami’ combines storytelling, photos to tell community’s story
June 6, 2022
Community Newspapers spotlighted “Who Is Miami,” a multimedia photo exhibition framed in bus-stop shelters across Miami-Dade that profiles local changemakers “doing extraordinary things.” Miami
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Gallons 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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