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Preemption of local fertilizer ordinances stinks like manure
May 4, 2023
Next week, May 8-12, is Miami-Dade’s fertilizer awareness week. But instead of celebrating a local win for water quality, we’re left shaking our heads. Without public testimony and hearings, Tallahassee lawmakers quietly inserted a measure into the state’s 2023-24 budget that kowtows to industry. This measure, slipped in at the 11th hour and only days
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Miami’s Nuclear Neighbor: Florida Power & Light’s Turkey Point Reactor
March 21, 2023
At the edge of Biscayne Bay, Turkey Point’s two nuclear units provide power to millions of people. The facility, which came online in the early 1970s, is operated by Florida Power & Light. Situated within 25 miles of downtown Miami and Key Largo, the plant also sits atop the Biscayne Aquifer, the sole source of
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Miami Waterkeeper Executive Director & Waterkeeper Named Elevate Prize Winner
January 23, 2023
We are excited to announce that Miami Waterkeeper’s Executive Director and Waterkeeper, Rachel Silverstein, Ph.D., has officially been named a 2023 Elevate Prize winner! Beyond the unrestricted funding provided by the Elevate Prize Foundation to Miami Waterkeeper, Rachel will be joining an incredible cohort of 12 nonprofit leaders who will receive tailored resources from the Elevate
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Ecosystem Protection
2023 Boat Show Sea Trials in Essential Manatee Habitat
November 2, 2022
In the chilly winter months, manatees migrate down the coast of Florida to winter over in Central and South Florida waters. Some of these waters in our lagoons and estuaries are defined as “essential manatee habitat”, which is a habitat that supports manatee resting, feeding, foraging, mating, and loafing. This is the habitat that helps
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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 project to include more nature and nature-based features. What does this mean for you? Keep reading to find out! What is the Back Bay Study?
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October 2022 Fish Kill in Biscayne Bay
October 20, 2022
We’re experiencing another fish kill. Fish kills occur when nutrient pollution entering our waterways leads to poor water quality — so bad that fish and other marine life cannot survive. Members of the community have been submitting reports of dead and dying fish since the afternoon of October 18. We continue to receive reports and
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The Clean Water Act Turns 50!
October 18, 2022
50 years of the Clean Water Act Fifty years ago, the United States entered an era of environmental reckoning. In 1969 alone, pollution killed 26 million fish in a Florida lake; the Santa Barbara Oil Spill fouled the ocean with nearly 100,00 barrels of crude; and the Cuyahoga River caught fire. These disasters and
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Watch This Supreme Court Case: Sackett Vs. EPA
September 26, 2022
This is a big one. Miami Waterkeeper and the greater Waterkeeper Alliance are watching with great concern as the Supreme Court Case, Sackett vs. EPA, reaches its conclusion. The case concerns how the geographic extent of the Clean Water Act is interpreted and what lands fall within the Environmental Protection Agency’s wetland regulatory jurisdiction. We can’t
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Miami-Dade County’s New Stormwater Resolution – Water Win!
September 23, 2022
On September 1st, the Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution that seeks to strengthen the county’s stormwater regulation. We score this a Miami Waterkeeper Water Win! Earlier this year, Miami Waterkeeper teamed with Everglades Law Center to issue a first-of-its-kind stormwater report card that analyzed operation and maintenance of municipal stormwater systems. Why was
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Clean Water
And That’s A RAP!
September 22, 2022
Reasonable Assurance Plan, That Is! We are excited to tell you about a potential game changer for the Bay. What if there was plan out there that could coalesce our major campaigns into one, funded package? What if there was state oversight on plans to clean up and improve our inadequate stormwater systems, septic
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Clean Water
Miami’s Smelly Seaweed Problem
September 7, 2022
Have you noticed a massive amount of seaweed at the beach lately? Miami’s beaches are known for their gorgeous sunsets and clear waters, but recently they have been dealing with a smelly seaweed problem. The seaweed, called Sargassum, is blooming in record numbers this year and is washing up on South Florida shores. Sargassum decomposes
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Clean Water
Tell Your Commissioners: Please Don’t Fudge It; Approve Mayor Levine Cava’s Proposed Budget!
September 7, 2022
Miami-Dade County’s Budget Hearing The County budget is a reflection of our values and our priorities. It lays out the level of services that our County can provide to our community. This Thursday is your chance to tell the County Commission what you care about most. This year, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has proposed a
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