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The Sierra Club
Financial and Ecological Risks of a Contested Florida Dredging Project
July 8, 2026
The Sierra Club published an in-depth investigation into the fight over a proposed dredging project at Port Everglades, where scientists found roughly 10 million corals—including endangered staghorn now functionally extinct in Florida—in the path of the planned channel expansion. With mitigation costs topping a billion dollars and the timeline stretching to six years, the piece captures what’s at stake when development collides with irreplaceable marine ecosystems….
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An Army Corps project could wipe out one of Florida’s last thriving coral reefs
March 1, 2026
The Washington Post ran an in-depth feature on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ plans to dredge and widen the shipping channel at Port Everglades —…
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Concerns Rise Over Port Everglades Expansion’s Impact on Coral Reefs
January 19, 2026
NV Tech Desk reported on the scientific alarm surrounding the Port Everglades expansion, highlighting a landmark study by NOAA and the Shedd Aquarium that…
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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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7th Annual State of the Water: Powering Miami (2025)
February 27, 2025
Thank you! You showed up because you care about Miami’s waters. You knew the stakes. The future of Turkey Point and our waterways is one of the biggest challenges facing South Florida—one that will shape our environment for generations to come….
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Blog
Managing Water from Every Direction: Compound Flooding Analysis
April 26, 2024
The sun’s out, and Miami is flooding without a drop falling from the sky. Why? Due to Miami’s low elevation and porous limestone geology, water wells up from the ground…
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6th Annual State of the Water: Coral, conservation, and climate action in Miami (2024)
March 13, 2024
Miami Waterkeeper’s State of the Water (March 5, 2024) was an illuminating evening, where conservation met innovation. A sell-out event, more than 300 guests and attendees had the opportunity to get hands-on with cutting-edge coral technology, like NOAA’s Sequential Treatment Application Robot (STAR) System, immersive Virtual Reality by Rescue a Reef, and revolutionary 3D Printed Corals with the X-Reefs Project from the University of Miami’s Coral Reef Futures Lab….
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WTF IS HAPPENING, MIAMI?
You look outside after a typical Miami rainstorm, and the streets are flooded. No hurricane. No King Tide. Just rain. So what the flood is going on? The answer is that Miami floods for a few differen…
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