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A year after massive fish kill in Biscayne Bay, see what’s being done
August 4, 2021
Louis Aguirre for WPLG writes: It’s the first week of August, and Biscayne Bay is breathing. For now. It was this time last year
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MANATEE DEATHS UP 150% ON MAINLAND CAN SERVE AS WARNING FOR FLORIDA BAY
July 24, 2021
Tiffany Duong for Keys Weekly writes: To live in Florida, you must love manatees. They’re hopelessly awkward, adorably plump sea potatoes. And, although we’ve
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Building back Miami’s Biscayne Bay: Do natural solutions hold hope?
July 14, 2021
Marlowe Starling for Mongabay writes: Along the Miami shoreline, luxury high-rises and condominiums run parallel to Biscayne Bay, one of South Florida’s most biodiverse
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EDF Releases Video Series Showcasing the Urgency of Florida’s Climate Crisis
July 12, 2021
EDF writes: Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today released the first video in a four-part series entitled “Keeping Florida, Florida” to showcase the urgency of Florida’s climate
Read moreFlorida Politics
EDF video outlines climate challenges, solutions in Miami-Dade
July 12, 2021
Drew Wilson for Florida Politics writes: The Environmental Defense Fund on Monday released the first in a series of videos aimed at educating Floridians on the
Read moreThe New York Times
A 20-Foot Sea Wall? Miami Faces the Hard Choices of Climate Change.
June 2, 2021
Patricia Mazzei for the New York Times writes: Three years ago, not long after Hurricane Irma left parts of Miami underwater, the federal government embarked on
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Biscayne Bay water quality unsafe much of time, study finds
May 4, 2021
Susan Danseyar for Miami Today writes: A water quality monitoring program for the City of Miami found that even the cleanest location being tested
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Miami-Dade County approves tough new law on fertilizer, marking a big win for efforts to save Biscayne Bay
April 20, 2021
Louis Aguirre for WPLG writes: The county approved the toughest fertilizer law in the State of Florida. The new ordinance bans the use of
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The High Cost Of Sunshine: Public Records In Florida Can Cost More Than A Year’s Salary
March 29, 2021
Jenny Staletovich for WLRN writes: Last year as the COVID-19 pandemic raced across Florida, the international nonprofit health care provider Partners In Health offered
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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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Fort Lauderdale Hired A Nonprofit To Test Its Water. The Mayor Doesn’t Want You To Know What They Found
February 23, 2021
Jenny Staletovich for WLRN writes: After the city hired Miami Waterkeeper to test water and post its findings, Mayor Dean Trantalis threatened to fire
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More Florida manatees have been crushed by flood gates, contributing to a deadly year
February 11, 2021
Chris Perkins for the South Florida Sun Sentinel writes: Florida’s manatees had an especially deadly year in 2020, marked by particularly grim incidents: flood
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