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South Florida Business Journal

Miami nonprofit turns to green infrastructure to tackle flooding and extreme heat

February 1, 2024

Original article, authored by Ashley Portero, South Florida Business Journal Senior Report, can be found here >

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The Invading Sea

Miami resiliency groups launch Green Infrastructure Accelerator Project

November 21, 2023

EPA-funded initiative seeks community input to support green space design concepts across Miami-Dade

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KB Independent

Initial tests come back clear for Key Biscayne beaches after sewage plant spill

October 17, 2023

Initial tests come back clear for Key Biscayne beaches after sewage plant spill The Key Biscayne Independent reported that initial water tests came back

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Tampa Bay Times

Coral researchers see ‘mass mortality’ amid Florida Keys reef bleaching crisis

October 5, 2023

Click here to read the article in the Tampa Bay Times BY JACK PRATOR TAMPA BAY TIMES Battered by heat, washed out to a bleached,

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Miami herald

Rare clawed creature lives in Miami’s underground water supply. Can it survive sea rise?

September 30, 2023

RARE CLAWED CREATURE LIVES IN MIAMI’S UNDERGROUND WATER SUPPLY. CAN IT SURVIVE SEA RISE?

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Miami Herald

Miami-Dade races to replace polluting septic tanks. Can it keep pace with sea rise?

September 21, 2023

Miami-Dade races to replace polluting septic tanks. Can it keep pace with sea rise?

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Miami Herald

Invest money on cutting-edge coral restoration projects

September 10, 2023

The Miami Herald published an op-ed by our Executive Director Rachel Silverstein on the new chance to restore Florida’s devastated reefs: after seven years,

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WLRN

New NOAA report confirms widespread coral damage from Port Miami dredge

September 8, 2023

WLRN Public Media reported on the new NOAA assessment confirming that the 2013–2015 Port Miami dredge buried at least 278 acres of reef and

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NBC Miami

What are local governments doing to eradicate microplastics?

September 7, 2023

NBC6, in its “Planet in Crisis: Solutions” series, examined how a 2008 Florida law barring local plastic bans has pushed the fight against single-use

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Local 10 (WPLG)

Explosive report finds PortMiami dredging caused extensive coral reef damage

September 6, 2023

Local 10 News covered the “explosive” new 52-page NOAA report finding that PortMiami’s dredge caused “moderate and severe” damage to more than 278 acres

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Yahoo News

Researchers warn that a crucial Florida ecosystem is being destroyed — and one key change can stop it

September 5, 2023

Yahoo News highlighted South Florida’s rapid seagrass die-off — more than half gone in some areas over the past 50 years — and the

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KB Independent

Key Biscayne blazes trail for County’s Back Bay storm surge study

August 25, 2023

The Key Biscayne Independent reported on the restart of the Army Corps’ Back Bay storm-surge study — a $7 million, four-year effort that, after

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