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NEWS: Corps Temporarily Halts Fort Lauderdale Dredging Project After Conservationists’ Lawsuit
August 13, 2026
For Immediate Release, August 13, 2026 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to halt authorization of all dredging activity for Broward County’s
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Conservationists Challenge Dredging Project Near Port Everglades Over Endangered Species Act Violations
August 6, 2026
Miami Waterkeeper, the Center for Biological Diversity, Florida Wildlife Federation and the Diving Equipment & Marketing Association sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Marine Fisheries Service on Tuesday for violating the Endangered Species Act when permitting a sand dredging project near Port Everglades.
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Miami-Dade Cities Overall Improve Stormwater Compliance, but Biscayne Bay is still at Risk
June 3, 2026
A coalition of environmental organizations released the Stormwater Report Card for Miami-Dade County, a comprehensive, independent assessment of how the county and its 34 municipal permittees manage polluted stormwater
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Lawsuit Launched to Protect Florida’s Coral, Conch From Dredging Project Near Port Everglades
May 28, 2026
Conservation and dive groups warned the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and National Marine Fisheries Service today that the agencies are violating the Endangered Species Act by failing to reopen formal consultation over the Port Everglades Inlet Sand Bypass Project.
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Army Corps Withdraws State Application for Port Everglades Dredging That Threatened Reef, Signaling Major Shift
April 15, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, April 15, 2026 Contact: Rachel Silverstein, Miami Waterkeeper, media@miamiwaterkeeper.org, (305) 905-0856 Elise Bennett, Center for Biological Diversity, ebennett@biologicaldiversity.org, (727) 755-6950 Nicole Russell, Diving
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Officials, Activists Urge Miami-Dade Commissioners to Reverse Course on UDB Decision
February 17, 2026
Local 10 (WPLG) reported that officials and activists urged Miami-Dade commissioners to reverse their UDB decision, quoting Miami Waterkeeper Executive Director Rachel Silverstein that paving wetlands erases the greenspace that traps and stores water.
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Miami Resiliency Groups Launch Green Infrastructure Accelerator Project
January 30, 2024
Español > EPA-funded initiative seeks community input to support green space design concepts. Miami, FL, January 30, 2024 — Miami Waterkeeper, along with a
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Rachel Silverstein’s 10-year Journey of Water Wins for Miami
March 11, 2021
The Organization Has Become a Local and National Force for Its Research, Advocacy, and Community Impact Miami, FL.—June 3, 2024—Ten years ago today, Rachel
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Aquatic Critical Habitat Proposed for Threatened Nassau Grouper Coral Reefs Near Florida, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands Would Be Safeguarded
January 1, 2014
For Immediate Release, October 17, 2022 Media Contacts: Catherine Kilduff, Center for Biological Diversity, (202) 780-8862, ckilduff@biologicaldiversity.org Lindsay Larris, WildEarth Guardians, (310) 923-1465, llarris@wildearthguardians.org
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Petition Urges Fish and Wildlife Service to Protect Manatee as Endangered
January 1, 2014
For Immediate Release, November 21, 2022 Contact: Ragan Whitlock, Center for Biological Diversity, (727) 426-3653, Rwhitlock@biologicaldiversity.orgBen Rankin/Sarah Pickering, Harvard Animal Law & Policy Clinic,
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Lawsuit Launched Over Federal Failure to Protect Manatees
January 1, 2014
For Immediate Release, May 2, 2023 Contact: Ragan Whitlock, Center for Biological Diversity, (727) 426-3653, Rwhitlock@biologicaldiversity.orgSarah Pickering, Harvard Animal Law & Policy Clinic, (617)
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Final Marine Critical Habitat Issued for Threatened Nassau Grouper
January 1, 2014
Rule Safeguards Coral Reefs Near Florida, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The National Marine Fisheries Service announced critical habitat designations today for the threatened
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