MEDIA COVERAGE

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NBC Miami

Miami-Dade Taking ‘Immediate Action’ on Spewing Sewer Line

August 1, 2017

Read the full NBC South Florida article HERE . Learn more about this suit and our, “Stop Sewage Leaks” campaign HERE .

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WSVN 7 News

Watchdog group calls Key Biscayne leak hazardous

August 1, 2017

Jessica Holly for WSVN writes: A sewage leak has a South Florida watchdog group preparing to sue Miami-Dade County. A watchdog group called Miami

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NBC Miami

Footage Shows Sewer Line Spewing Into Water Near Miami

July 31, 2017

Dan Krauth of NBC Miami writes: Newly-released underwater video shows an aging sewer line spewing treated sewage into the water less than a mile

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CBS Local

Nonprofit: Video Of Treated Sewage Leak Example Of Dade County’s Aging Infrastructure

July 31, 2017

Hank Tester of CBS Miami writes: A nonprofit says underwater video of a treated sewage leak off Virginia Key is evidence of Miami-Dade County’s

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Sun Sentinel

Threatened coral get second chance in South Florida

July 12, 2017

Caitlin Randle of the Sun-Sentinel writes: They were once in danger of dying off, but efforts to restore South Florida’s coral reefs are paying

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WLRN

What Sewage Spills Mean For Miami-Dade Residents And The Environment

July 4, 2017

Allison Light for WLRN writes: Over a period of eight hours on June 20, more than 700,000 gallons of raw sewage — poop and

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Community Newspapers

Whole Foods Market and Top Chef winner host benefit dinner for Miami Waterkeeper

April 14, 2017

Gabi Rodriguez for Miami’s Community Newspapers writes: Top Chef Season 13 winner Jeremy Ford and Whole Foods Market Miami teamed for a benefit dinner

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Sun Sentinel

Army Corps’ ‘alternative facts’ bad news for our reefs | Opinion

March 27, 2017

Rachel Silverstein for Sun-Sentinel writes: In an age of alternative facts, perhaps the Army Corps of Engineers’ recent spate of publicly-disseminated falsehoods should feel

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WLRN

Fifth Graders Learn About The Importance Of Water In Florida On World Water Day

March 23, 2017

Amanda Rabines for the Miami Herald writes: A group of fifth graders from Citrus Elementary School huddle around Dr. Julien Zaragoza, a teacher with

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CBS Local

Philippe Cousteau Jr. Educating Local Students On World Water Day

March 22, 2017

CBS Miami writes: Wednesday is World Water Day and one of the names most synonymous with water research is in South Florida. Environmentalist Philippe

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WLRN

After Lawsuit, Additional Studies Planned For Port Everglades Coral

January 25, 2017

Kate Stein for WLRN writes: The United States Army Corps of Engineers said this week it will conduct additional studies at Port Everglades in

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Sun Sentinel

Port Everglades expansion could be delayed by new environmental review

January 23, 2017

David Flesher for the Sun-Sentinel writes: The long-awaited expansion of Port Everglades appears likely to be delayed, this time for a new study of

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