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NOAA Says Port Miami Dredge Disaster For Reef
May 25, 2026
In a project all but finished, the Army Corps of Engineers has dredged the channels at and leading to Port Miami for nearly two
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PortMiami dredge damages more coral than feds expected
May 25, 2026
Jenny Staletovich for the Miami Herald writes: Deepening Port Miami to make way for bigger ships has caused far more damage to rare coral
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Yuck! Your Favorite Swim Spot Is a Lot Grosser Than You Realize
May 25, 2026
Water is supposed to purify: Taking a shower, washing your face, and staying properly hydrated promote good hygiene and health. But sometimes water is the one
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Environmentalists: Don’t Trust Army Corps on Port Everglades Dredging
May 25, 2026
Jess Swanson of the Broward Palm Beach New Times writes: After a decades-long approval process, a plan to deepen and widen Port Everglades was
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Miami cuts Virginia Key mangroves to make way for boat show
May 25, 2026
Jenny Staletovich for the Miami Herald writes: Faced with yet another obstacle in the struggle to host a controversial boat show at Marine Stadium
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How Miami Power Women Are Relaxing This Summer
May 25, 2026
Ocean Drive Magazine writes: “I love the sunshine and the water, and we get plenty of both living in Miami. I run a nonprofit
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Despite Protections, Miami Port Project Smothers Coral Reef in Silt
May 25, 2026
Lizette Alverez of The New York Times writes: The government divers who plunged into the bay near the Port of Miami surfaced with bad
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This Scientist Made Superhero Headlines. Why Doesn’t That Happen More Often?
May 25, 2026
National Geographic Society Newsroom writes: Andrew Baker is the guy that rescues corals with his bare hands from the evils of industry. A recent article on
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Miami’s Choice: Bigger Ships or Coral Reefs?
May 25, 2026
Scott Wyland for National Geographic writes: Outside Miami’s Biscayne Bay, coral reefs that were once a vivid rainbow have been turned a barren gray, choked
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Miami Questions: Can I pee in the ocean?
May 25, 2026
Bruce Pinchbeck for The New Tropic writes: While we at The New Tropic care a whole lot about Miami and about the serious things
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Biscayne Bay coral at risk from sloppy dredge work
May 25, 2026
Jenny Staletovich for the Miami Herald writes: Despite promises to a federal judge in October to clean up dredging at Government Cut, federal managers
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Q&A: Rachel Silverstein on the Threats to Our Waters
May 25, 2026
Ocean Drive Magazine writes: Coming off successful legal action protecting our clean-water economy, Rachel Silverstein and the upstart environmental group Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper look
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