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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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Miami Resiliency Groups Launch Green Infrastructure Accelerator Project

January 30, 2024

Español > EPA-funded initiative seeks community input to support green space design concepts.

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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

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Press Release: 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 Ragan Whitlock, Center for Biological Diversity, (727) 426-3653, [email protected]Ben Rankin/Sarah Pickering, Harvard Animal Law & Policy Clinic, (617)

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Lawsuit Launched Over Federal Failure to Protect Manatees

January 1, 2014

For Immediate Release, May 2, 2023 Ragan Whitlock, Center for Biological Diversity, (727) 426-3653, [email protected]Sarah Pickering, Harvard Animal Law & Policy Clinic, (617) 852-6484,

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Final Marine Critical Habitat Issued for Threatened Nassau Grouper

January 1, 2014

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The National Marine Fisheries Service announced critical habitat designations today for the threatened Nassau grouper. The agency’s final rule protects more than 900 square

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Press Release: Manatees Move Toward Restored Endangered Species Safeguards

January 1, 2014

For Immediate Release, October 11, 2023 Manatees Move Toward Restored Endangered Species Safeguards Tragic Declines Highlight Need for Increased Protection ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Responding to

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NEWS: Corps Temporarily Halts Fort Lauderdale Dredging Project After Conservationists’ Lawsuit

Conservationists Challenge Dredging Project Near Port Everglades Over Endangered Species Act Violations

Miami-Dade Cities Overall Improve Stormwater Compliance, but Biscayne Bay is still at Risk

Lawsuit Launched to Protect Florida’s Coral, Conch From Dredging Project Near Port Everglades

Army Corps Withdraws State Application for Port Everglades Dredging That Threatened Reef, Signaling Major Shift

Miami Resiliency Groups Launch Green Infrastructure Accelerator Project

Rachel Silverstein’s 10-year Journey of Water Wins for Miami

Press Release: Aquatic Critical Habitat Proposed for Threatened Nassau Grouper Coral Reefs Near Florida, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands Would Be Safeguarded

Petition Urges Fish and Wildlife Service to Protect Manatee as Endangered

Lawsuit Launched Over Federal Failure to Protect Manatees

Final Marine Critical Habitat Issued for Threatened Nassau Grouper

Press Release: Manatees Move Toward Restored Endangered Species Safeguards

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