Explosive report finds PortMiami dredging caused extensive coral reef damage

Local 10 News covered the “explosive” new 52-page NOAA report finding that PortMiami’s dredge caused “moderate and severe” damage to more than 278 acres of coral reef — likely killing millions of corals, confirming the warnings Miami Waterkeeper has raised in a years-long fight with the Army Corps. Executive Director Rachel Silverstein stressed both what’s at stake and the path forward: healthy reefs cut wave energy by 95% or more, and “it is a false dichotomy to think that we can’t have dredging and corals together.”