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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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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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Sea Level Rise
Back Bay Study is Reconsidering Storm Surge Solutions
October 28, 2022
Remember “the wall”? After you all made your voices heard, the Back Bay Study is entering a new phase! We now have the chance to change the course of this…
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Sea Level Rise
Seeing is Believing: The Recent Sobering News on Sea Level Rise
February 25, 2022
When Miami Waterkeeper talks to the community about sea-level rise, people will share stories of their “ah-ha” moment – when the magnitude of the threat of rising seas finally hit…
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Sea Level Rise
County & Miami DDA Join Environmental Stakeholders In Addressing Back Bay Study Pitfalls
August 20, 2020
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing a $4.6 billion investment to address storm surge risk in our region. This proposal, called the “Back Bay Study,” proposes a range…
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State of the Water | Rachel Silverstein, Ph.D. | 2025
Watch our CEO and Waterkeeper, Dr. Rachel Silverstein, discuss the environmental and safety challenges posed by the Turkey Point nuclear power plant, particularly its impact on Biscayne Bay, groundwa…
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