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Junior Ambassadors Celebrate Graduation with Shark Tagging Trip
July 8, 2021
Miami Waterkeeper’s Junior Ambassador youth program successfully completed a challenging year of learning and growing through environmental advocacy and community service projects. To celebrate their hard work, students who graduated from the program participated in a shark research excursion with Field School, a local organization that provides hands-on marine science experiences! Our team met early
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Research Evaluating Sources of Nutrients and Bacteria in Biscayne Bay Has Started!
July 8, 2021
Miami Waterkeeper is honored to share that a new research project has started with grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)! The EPA awarded this funding to a research team led by Miami Waterkeeper and Florida International University (FIU) to study the levels of fecal indicator bacteria and nutrient pollution in Biscayne Bay. Miami
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1000 Ojos en el Agua – ¿Qué sucede cuando reportas sobre la contaminación a MWK?
June 24, 2021
El 15 de mayo, Miami Waterkeeper recibió un reporte sobre sedimentos causados por un proyecto de construcción cerca del Puerto de Miami. La información de este reporte se comunicó a la Ciudad de Miami y al Departamento de Gestión de Recursos Ambientales del Condado. Un inspector respondió al incidente y se ordenó al contratista de
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Miami Waterkeeper Participates in County-Wide Fertilizer Ordinance Panel
June 14, 2021
On June 11, 2021, our very own Waterkeeper, Rachel Silverstein, joined panelists to discuss the County-wide fertilizer ordinance that was passed in April. This panel was also joined by Mayor Levine Cava, Commissioner Eileen Higgins, and Irela Bague. Too much fertilizer washing into the water can feed algal growth and blooms, which contribute to seagrass die-offs.
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Bass Pro Shops & Cabela’s Outdoor Fund Support Water Quality Research and Education
May 26, 2021
Miami Waterkeeper is excited to announce our new partnership with Bass Pro Shops & Cabela’s Outdoor Fund. Our organizations understand the importance of well-preserved and monitored green and blue spaces. The partnership award – totaling $10,000 – will help support Miami Waterkeeper’s core initiatives: weekly water quality monitoring, 1000 Eyes on the Water, and our
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Protect the Bay: Skip the Fertilizer This Summer
May 26, 2021
South Florida’s rainy season is here! What do you need to know besides keeping an umbrella handy? The summer can be hard on Biscayne Bay! It means higher temperatures and increased rainfall, which leads to more stormwater runoff from the streets and more fertilizer runoff from the land. The rain also soaks into the ground
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Miami Waterkeeper Awarded Jorge M. Perez Family Foundation Grant
May 25, 2021
Miami Waterkeeper is excited to announce generous support from The Jorge M. Perez Family Foundation at the Miami Foundation with a new two-year grant award to support our clean water programs. In their philanthropy and community action, the Jorge M. Perez Family Foundation has demonstrated a lasting commitment to South Florida’s water. The Perez Family Foundation
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Miami Waterkeeper: New Website, New Features
May 13, 2021
We are so excited to finally reveal our brand new website! We’ve been working on this for some time and we’re very happy with the new features we’re able to provide members of the community interested in our work. Now, when you donate, you’ll receive an optional year-long membership to Miami Waterkeeper–making it
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Miami Waterkeeper Awarded the Dade Heritage Trust Annual Preservation Award
April 30, 2021
We are honored to have been awarded Dade Heritage Trust’s Annual Preservation Award! Miami-Dade’s largest preservation organization recognized Miami Waterkeeper’s outstanding activism and research. The Dade Heritage Trust is an incredible local group that is Miami-Dade County’s largest preservation organization. Their mission is to preserve Miami-Dade County’s architectural, environmental, and cultural heritage through preservation, education and
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MWK x Compass – Earth Day Chat!
April 22, 2021
Miami Waterkeeper and Compass celebrated Earth Day with at 6 PM on April 22nd, 2021! We covered the threats to our Bay and how critical clean water is to our ecosystem and the real estate sector, a major driver of our economy. Coastal real estate is a major economic driver for Miami’s economy. People, local
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EPA Should Withdraw 2020 Clean Water Act Rule
April 20, 2021
Miami Waterkeeper, in coalition with Earthjustice and other environmental protection groups, is fighting a December 2020 EPA rule change that would erode Clean Water Act protections. As the Biden administration takes the reins, we believe that campaign promises to commit federal resources to the protection of clean water should come to fruition. Read our coalition’s
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Mens rea comment letter blog
April 20, 2021
Miami Waterkeeper, along with several other environmental advocacy organizations, joined an Earthjustice comment letter in opposition to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed rule regarding the Criminal Negligence Standard for State Clean Water Act (CWA) section 402 and 404 programs. The proposed rule would allow for state-assumed enforcement of CWA § 404 to be less
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