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1,000 Eyes on the Water campaign encourages South Floridians to join fight to save Biscayne Bay
March 30, 2022
Local 10 News, for its “Don’t Trash Our Treasure” series, spotlighted Miami Waterkeeper’s 1,000 Eyes on the Water campaign, which trains everyday South Floridians
Read moreWLRN
South Florida’s dirty water, the Miami-Dade Youth Fair is back, ‘Secret Identity’
March 21, 2022
WLRN‘s Sundial featured Miami Waterkeeper Executive Director Rachel Silverstein to unpack a sobering Environmental Integrity Project study — one that found more than 700,000
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South Florida’s coral reef is being overfished. Nearly a dozen species are nearing unsustainable numbers
March 16, 2022
WUSF reported on a University of Miami and NOAA study — two decades of data across 15 species — finding that 85% of popular
Read moreMiami Herald
FPL drops plan to use treated sewage in nuke plant cooling canals. Critics still concerned
March 15, 2022
The Miami Herald reported that Florida Power & Light abandoned its plan to use treated wastewater to freshen the troubled cooling canal system at
Read moreLocal 10 (WPLG)
New pooling of water at construction site of Miami’s ‘deepest’ underground garage sparks new concern by area residents
March 15, 2022
Local 10 News reported on the alarm among Brickell residents over repeated groundwater upwelling at the Una Residences site — a 47-story luxury tower
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Nuclear regulators reverse Turkey Point operating license extensions
February 25, 2022
WLRN Public Media reported on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s rare reversal of the 80-year operating license extensions for FPL’s Turkey Point reactors — resetting
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Attorneys Fight to Save Manatees in Courts, Legislature and on the Ground
February 14, 2022
Michael A. Mora from Law.com writes: “It’s a real sign that a tipping point has been crossed and they’re very serious issues,” said Rachel Silverstein Read the full article
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Miami Waterkeeper Board of Trustees Changing Hands after 6 years of Exceptional Service
January 28, 2022
Miami Waterkeeper provided news to PR Newswire: “We are thrilled to welcome Gregory to a leading role for this new phase with our Trustees,”
Read moreWLRN
NOAA study finds lethal stony coral disease can hide in sand and spread infection
January 26, 2022
Jenny Staletovich from WLRN writes: It does not conclusively link these two things, but it provides a possible mechanism by which the dredging could
Read moreThe Washington Post
Opinion | Florida’s waters choke on fertilizer, dead fish and red tides — while Big Ag floats above it all
January 25, 2022
Opinion by Lizette Alvarez Click to read the original article on the washingtonpost.com.
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Florida has lost miles of seagrass. A new bill would make it easier to build over those meadows
January 24, 2022
Jenny Staletovich from WLRN writes: “We’re at a time right now where we’re losing seagrass rapidly to the point where parts of Florida have
Read moreCBS Local
Facing South Florida: The Biscayne Bay Fish Kill
January 23, 2022
Lauren Pastrana for CBS 4 spoke with Miami Waterkeeper’s general counsel, Kelly Cox, about the Biscayne Bay fish kill. Watch full video here.
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