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NBC Miami

Water Service Restored in Downtown Miami After ‘Significant’ Main Break

December 9, 2020

Marissa Bagg for NBC 6 writes: A major water main break in a section of downtown Miami on Wednesday caused flooding and problems for

Local 10 (WPLG)

Lavish, litter-leaving gender reveal did not have proper permit, nor did anyone clean up the mess

December 8, 2020

Layron Livingston for Local 10 writes: Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation did not have any knowledge on a beachside gender reveal party over the weekend

Community Newspapers

Atala Butterfly BioBlitz: Finding Nature’s Secrets in Our Backyards

November 25, 2020

Valeria Mejia for Miami’s Community Newspapers writes: On December 5th, the Atala Coontie BioBlitz will take place, open for all residents in Miami-Dade County.

Miami Today News

Despite pandemic, PortMiami sets all-time cargo record

November 24, 2020

Jesse Scheckner for Miami Today writes: PortMiami just posted the biggest import-export numbers in its 80-plus-year history, new Miami-Dade County figures show, exceeding its

Local 10 (WPLG)

Wastewater leak into Biscayne Bay causes no-swim advisory

November 21, 2020

Louis Aguirre for Local 10 writes: About 120,000 gallons of wastewater poured into Biscayne Bay prompting a no-swim advisory, the Miami-Dade Water & Sewer

Miami New Times

State Sues Miami Beach for 1.7 Million Gallons of Sewage Leaks Into Biscayne Bay

November 13, 2020

Alexi C. Cardona for Miami New Times writes: In July 2019, a contractor called Calea Corporation struck a wastewater pipe while drilling at Fifth

Miami Today News

Miami Waterkeeper moving aggressively to save Biscayne Bay

November 11, 2020

Marilyn Bowden for Miami Today writes: Miami Waterkeeper, a 10-year-old organization that advocates for South Florida’s watershed and wildlife, is aggressively involved in saving Biscayne

Community Newspapers

DHT Unveils Permanent Museum Exhibit, Biscayne Bay: Our Water, Our World!

November 9, 2020

Community News Releases for Biscayne Bay Tribune writes: Dade Heritage Trust (DHT) recently unveiled a new permanent museum exhibit, “Biscayne Bay: Our Water, Our

Sun Sentinel

How dirty are Fort Lauderdale’s waterways? We’re about to find out

October 24, 2020

Susannah Bryan for the South Florida Sun Sentinel writes: A series of record-breaking sewage spills that sent more than 200 million gallons of toxic

Wfit

Florida Plan Would Ease Wetlands Permitting. That’s A Problem, Environmentalists Say

October 22, 2020

Jenny Staletovich for WLRN writes: At the first of two public hearings over Florida’s bid to take control of wetlands permitting from the U.S. government, the

ABC News

Miami grapples with how to save treasured bay from rising seas and pollution

October 16, 2020

Stephanie Ebbs, Jon Schlosberg, Ginger Zee, and Lindsey Griswold for ABC News write: An unprecedented fish kill in Miami’s Biscayne Bay this summer has

Substack

Biscayne Bay is Crying out for our Help!

October 14, 2020

Darwyn Kelly for True Works Publications writes: In August of 2019, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a study comprising 20 years worth of data

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