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Scientific Support for Fertilizer Regulation
March 17, 2020
Residential lawn fertilization is estimated to be the second-largest source of household nitrogen in the United States. Nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus from fertilizers can pollute waterways and cause environmental problems such as algae blooms, which kill wildlife, harm humans, and smother seagrass. In fact, Biscayne Bay already suffers from algae blooms and seagrass die-offs.
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Welcome Casey
March 10, 2020
Join Miami Waterkeeper in welcoming our new Outreach Associate, Casey Dresbach! Casey joined our team in February 2020, and we’re very excited to be working with her! Casey is a Miami native, born and raised in Aventura, FL. She is in her final semester of graduate school at University of Miami’s (UM) Rosenstiel School of
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Partnership with The International Seakeepers Society Provides New Opportunities for Youth
March 4, 2020
One of our underlying goals at Miami Waterkeeper is to make meaningful connections between people and the water surrounding their communities. To accomplish this goal we seek creative ways for members of our community here in South Florida, particularly youth, to engage in water related education in order to foster environmental stewardship and advocacy. In
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Miami Marathon 2020
February 28, 2020
On February 9, 2020, a dedicated group of Miami Waterkeeper volunteers crossed the finish line of the Miami Marathon, pulling over 100 lbs. of ocean trash with them, nearly 10 hours after they started! Team Miami Waterkeeper: Andrew Otazo, Carlos Gaviria, Nick Grate, Tony DelaRosa, Irene Vailikit, Katy Huddlestun, Ben Zaoui, Joaquin Urrechaga. Over
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Waterkeepers Florida Passes Resolution Opposing Statewide Preemption
February 19, 2020
State preemption occurs when the state passes a law that supersedes local authority. As a “Home Rule” state, Florida grants counties and municipalities the authority to self-govern. This is beneficial as local governments are often more familiar with their community and constituents’ needs. However, the State has authorized a series of preemptions relating to environmental matters,
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Historic Places, Green Spaces
February 14, 2020
Dade Heritage Trust’s Historic Places, Green Spaces program was launched in 2017 and takes students K-12 on half-day field trips to historic sites located in Lummus Park. So far, over 3,000 students and about 200 teachers have participated in the program. The purpose of the program is to engage students with historic, cultural, and recreational
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Winner of the 2018 “Best Paper Award” for Coral Reefs!
February 3, 2020
Coral Reefs, the Journal of the International Coral Reef Society, has awarded the “Best Paper Award 2018” to Ross Cunning, Andrew Baker, and our very own Executive Director & Waterkeeper, Rachel Silverstein! From 22 nominated papers, “Symbiont shuffling linked to differential photochemical dynamics of Symbiodinium in three Caribbean reef corals” by Ross Cunning, Rachel N. Silverstein, and
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A Big Thank You to Periosolutions!
December 20, 2019
Miami Waterkeeper is so thankful to be the organization chosen for an annual fundraiser put on by Periosolutions and their associated study club of dental offices. Each year they choose an organization to fundraise for, and this year they had the environment in mind! Raising over $1,500, they have shown their commitment to helping us
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Miami Waterkeeper Provides Supplemental Comments to FDEP Turkey Point NPDES Permit
December 11, 2019
Miami Waterkeeper and the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) jointly provided supplemental technical comments on the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (FDEP) Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit for Turkey Point. These comments were submitted in addition to the comments made in May 2019. Turkey Point Point Power Plant (Photo Credit: Sun-Sentinel) Earlier this
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Another Great Year of Partnership with HSBC!
December 10, 2019
For the second year in a row, Miami Waterkeeper and HSBC Bank have been brought together through a partnership with Waterkeeper Alliance to help fulfill the mission of keeping critical local waterways clean and protected. HSBC has had a long-standing commitment to the issue of water. On December 3, 2019, the HSBC branch in Miami joined forces with us
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FPL Receives License to Operate Nuclear Reactors for Unprecedented 80 years despite Miami Waterkeeper’s legal challenge
December 5, 2019
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission rubberstamped FPL’s application for Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant’s subsequent license renewal today. Miami Waterkeeper and co-plaintiffs, Friends of the Earth and Natural Resources Defense Council, initiated a legal challenge on this proposed license renewal in August 2018. The matter is still on appeal before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. However, the
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From January to June, 1.5 million gallons of sewage spilled in Miami Dade County
December 5, 2019
Under Miami Dade County Water and Sewer Department’s federally-mandated Consent Decree agreement with the U.S. EPA and Florida Department of Environmental Protection, they are required to issue periodic status reports. The 11th status report was recently released and covers the period of January 1, 2019, to June 30, 2019. During this period, 54 sanitary sewer
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