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Army Corps of Engineers proposes flood wall to fortify Miami-Dade coastline
September 15, 2020
Christina Vazquez for Local 10 writes: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is studying how to fortify Miami-Dade County’s coastline from the reality of rising seas
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Floodgates open as South Florida readies for tropical depression
September 11, 2020
Christina Vazquez for Local 10 writes: With a tropical depression approaching and wet weather in the weekend forecast, the South Florida Water Management District
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construction site wastewater contributing to Biscayne Bay problems
September 10, 2020
Christina Vazquez for Local 10 writes: Sediment is a contributing factor say water quality experts in the on-going fight to save Biscayne Bay. Since
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Fireboats used to aerate section of Biscayne Bay
September 10, 2020
Fireboats used to aerate section of Biscayne Bay | WorkBoat Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department’s two fireboats were recently called on for an unusual job
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Florida sewage spills expected to worsen due to ageing infrastructure
September 10, 2020
Florida sewage spills expected to worsen due to ageing infrastructure Florida has recently experienced several large sewage spills and the is issue expected to
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How Biscayne Bay Reached its ‘Tipping Point’
September 8, 2020
Andrew Quintana for NBC 6 writes: In early August, videos showing hundreds of dead fish washing up near the Venetian Causeway in Miami began
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Nutrient pollution confirmed as cause of Biscayne Bay fish kill
September 4, 2020
Nutrient pollution confirmed as cause of Biscayne Bay fish kill MIAMI (WSVN) – Officials have confirmed the cause of last month’s massive fish kill
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Saving Biscayne Bay: Miami-Dade needs summer fertilizer ban, scientists say
September 2, 2020
Louis Aguirre for Local 10 writes: Jim Kirk has been a landscaper in South Florida for more than two decades. He said fertilizer doesn’t
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Environmental groups sue feds to protect Nassau grouper habitat in Florida, elsewhere
September 1, 2020
Seán Kinane for WMNF writes: Three conservation organizations have sued the federal government for not protecting the nearshore habitat for a threatened fish, the Nassau grouper.
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Task force submits more than 60 recommendations to save Biscayne Bay
August 31, 2020
Louis Aguirre for Local10 writes: The Biscayne Bay Task Force gave an urgent and final call to the Miami-Dade County Commission Monday morning to
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‘Decades Of Warning Signs’ Preceded Biscayne Bay Fish Kill
August 23, 2020
Jenny Staletovich for WUSF writes: Scientists examining this month’s fish kill in Biscayne Bay say it follows decades of decline, but it still could
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North Miami Algae Blooms Part of a ‘Vicious Cycle’: Scientists
August 23, 2020
Arlene Borenstein for NBC Miami writes: Local and state agencies are testing the water in a North Miami Beach canal after a recent algae
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