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Heat Alerts Up Across Entire State Of Florida Today

August 8, 2023

610 WIOD News Radio reported on the statewide heat warnings gripping Florida — with heat indices climbing past 114°F — and the mounting toll

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KB Independent

Reefs, sea life stressed as water temps set records

July 31, 2023

The Key Biscayne Independent reported on record-breaking water temperatures stressing Biscayne Bay — the highest sea-surface readings ever recorded there, with nearby ocean temps

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Local 10 (WPLG)

Florida loses corals as the ocean absorbs heat, researchers say

July 26, 2023

Local 10 News reported on the corals, sponges, and sea life imperiled as record ocean heat drives down oxygen off South Florida — with

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Amp Project

“100% coral mortality” found in coral reef restoration site off Florida as ocean temperatures soar

July 24, 2023

CBS News reported on the devastating toll of Florida’s marine heat wave, including 100% coral mortality at Sombrero Reef — a Keys restoration site

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WLRN

Miami Waterkeeper’s Rachel Silverstein on making South Florida a model for clean water

June 28, 2023

WLRN‘s Sundial featured Miami Waterkeeper Executive Director Rachel Silverstein on our work keeping South Florida’s water safe — from weekly bacteria sampling published free

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CNN

‘It’s iron sharpening iron’: CNN Heroes join forces in Miami to take their work to the next level

June 23, 2023

‘It’s iron sharpening iron’: CNN Heroes join forces in Miami to take their work to the next level CNN reported on the Top 10

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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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