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Biscayne Bay Threatened by Miami Development and Construction
October 26, 2021
Michel Majchrowics for the Miami New Times writes: Rachel Silverstein, executive director of the local environmental advocacy group Miami Waterkeeper, describes the latest contamination to New Times as “death
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Will Miami’s deepest underground garage cause problems for Biscayne Bay?
October 21, 2021
Local 10 News reports: Rachel Silverstein of Miami Waterkeeper said that, generally speaking, developers and property owners of pricey waterfront condo units also have a
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PortMiami dredging study by Army Corps to take a fourth year
October 19, 2021
Miami Today News reports: Rachel Silverstein, executive director of non-profit Miami Waterkeeper, told Miami Today her organization did three different testings and later published a
Read moreThe Miami Hurricane
University students attend Miami budget hearing to protest budget cuts within sustainability office
September 29, 2021
Emma Dominguez for The Miami Hurricane writes: A group of activists including students from the University of Miami attended a budget hearing on Sept.
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Marine biologists, local officials seek answers to recent fish kill
September 17, 2021
Janette Neuwahl Tannen for News@TheU writes: Faculty members at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science are partnering with local and state government
Read moreCrime Symposium
Environmental crime: prevention, compliance and enforcement – making the polluters pay
September 14, 2021
Our Waterkeeper, Dr. Rachel Silverstein, spoke at the 38th International Symposium on Economic Crime at Cambridge University for the Plenary Workshop on Environmental Crime.
Read moreFlorida Politics
Biscayne Bay conditions improve after Labor Day weekend fish die-off
September 8, 2021
Jesse Scheckner for Florida Politics writes: Scientists are still trying to determine what killed roughly 150 fish in Biscayne Bay over Labor Day weekend
Read moreFlorida Politics
Labor Day Weekend Biscayne Bay fish kill highlights urgent need for action
September 7, 2021
Jesse Scheckner for Florida Politics writes: A fish die-off has again struck Biscayne Bay, this time over Labor Day weekend near the 79th Street
Read moreLocal 10 (WPLG)
Officials hoping latest Biscayne Bay fish kill is not a sign of things to come
September 7, 2021
Louis Aguirre for Local 10 writes: Another fish kill was discovered in northern Biscayne Bay over the Labor Day holiday weekend. “My heart just
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Miami Waterkeeper receives 7 reports of fish kill on Biscayne Bay
September 7, 2021
Jessica Holly, Raphael Pires, and Elista Bizios for WSVN 7 write: Something fishy is going on in the waters of Biscayne Bay. Hundreds of
Read moreNBC Miami
FDOT Issued Citations for Pollution Caused at Construction Sites
September 6, 2021
Nicole Lauren for NBC 6 writes: Recent drone footage shows murky, greyish water coating a portion of Biscayne Bay. This comes after sediment was
Read moreCBS Local
Florida Department Of Transportation Blamed For Biscayne Bay Pollution
September 3, 2021
Joan Murray for CBS Miami writes: First came the flooding, then the pollution as rain pelted Miami Thursday. Piles of dirt and sand from
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