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Fertilizer Ordinance Passes Unanimously on First Reading in Pinecrest
May 7, 2026
In another municipal water win, the Village of Pinecrest unanimously approved a fertilizer ordinance on first reading on March 9, 2021, after hearing about the dangers of nutrient pollution from Miami Waterkeeper’s COO Kelly Cox. Fertilizer is full of nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus. These are great for your plants and vegetation. However, too much of a good thing
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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 when the water table rises. An average spring rain paralyzes the region with flooded roads, cars, and buildings. Alarmingly, this is becoming a more frequent
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Meet the Team Protecting the Water you Love
February 14, 2024
What do we love about what we do at Miami Waterkeeper? Valentine’s Day. It’s a day that elicits different reactions from people – some find it heartwarming, while others not so much. However, at our nonprofit, Miami Waterkeeper, where we are dedicated to preserving water quality in Miami, we’ve chosen to harness the spirit of this
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50 Years of Saving Wildlife: Celebrating the Endangered Species Act!
December 6, 2023
Over five decades ago, the shores of Santa Barbara bore witness to a haunting spectacle – thousands of oil-slicked birds, fish, and marine mammals, forever silenced, lying along the coastline. Human negligence had unleashed 3M gallons of oil into the Pacific Ocean, disrupting its delicate ecosystem. “The ocean is boiling,” exclaimed a horrified local, a
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Miami Waterkeeper comments on 2023 draft site-specific EIS
December 5, 2023
Florida Power and Light requested a license extension to operate reactors 3 and 4 an additional 20 years into the future, bringing the operating period to 2052 and 2053, respectively. As we’ve said before, the plant is perched in a low-lying area along the coast and subject to impacts of sea level rise and climate
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Proposed Changes to Improve Stormwater Management and Preserve Biscayne Bay
August 7, 2023
During the July 14 Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Advisory Board meeting, Miami-Dade County’s Department of Environmental Resource Management introduced a draft impervious surface ordinance. This is a big deal; after delving into it, we appreciate that the County has created a robust, 60-page, document that we are very hopeful will improve water quality and flooding
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Green Infrastructure Explained
July 5, 2023
Sub-tropical South Florida was once largely a continuum of wetlands stretching into what we know today as the Everglades. Water coursed its way slowly from freshwater sloughs, through transverse glades and through mangrove forests, feathering into the bay and freshening the estuary. Life in South Florida is adapted for such conditions: the meandering of fresh
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Back Bay Study Update – July 2023
June 26, 2023
Storm surge pummels like a fist when it hits the land. And like a claw, it also drags the land back into the ocean when it recedes. The climate is changing, the sea is rising, and storm surge is predicted to become even more dangerous. We, as a community, need to protect ourselves from this
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Miami Waterkeeper comments on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s plans to update environmental protection
May 18, 2023
Near the bottom of the Florida peninsula, surrounded by marshland and water, looms the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Generating Station. This facility, standing remotely on the banks of the Biscayne National Park, provides power to millions of people in urban South Florida to the north. The map on the left presents the current area around
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What’s Up with WOTUS?
May 18, 2023
by Jen Lomberk, Matanzas Riverkeeper, on behalf of Waterkeeper Florida In recent weeks, you may have seen articles about “WOTUS” or “Waters of the United States.” The argument over what does, and does not, constitute WOTUS has been around for almost 50 years – as long as the Clean Water Act has been on the
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Flunking Biscayne Bay – The Report Card Is In
May 18, 2023
Biscayne Bay is an aquatic amenity for millions, bestowing on our community recreational values and economic prosperity in the form of fishing, tourism, and real estate industries… we can’t afford to let it die. I have lived in Miami my whole life, with some of my earliest memories being on the bay with my family
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2023 Legislative Session Recap & Action Alerts
May 9, 2023
3 Dangerous Bills in Florida Threats to the Environment and Public Health Florida’s pristine environment and the health of its residents are currently at risk as three dangerous bills make their way through the legislative process. These bills threaten the state’s waterways, encourage irresponsible development, and expose communities to cancer-causing toxins. By understanding the risks
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