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Over half a million corals destroyed by port of Miami dredging, study finds
May 25, 2026
UM Rosenstiel School and Miami Waterkeeper in Eurekalert write: A team of researchers including scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of
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Miami-Dade County and FPL Sparring Again Over Water, Cooling Canals and Turkey Point
May 25, 2026
Jenny Staletovich of WGCU writes: A scarcity of freshwater near Turkey Point has led to another legal clash between Miami-Dade County environmental regulators and
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Half the stuff in Fort Lauderdale’s sewage system isn’t waste. Sea rise makes leaks worse
May 25, 2026
Adriana Brasileiro and Alex Harris of the Miami Herald write: Fort Lauderdale is soaked in waste after six sewage spills from decaying pipes dumped
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This city sits next to a sewage plant, but seaweed may be what’s closing its beaches
May 25, 2026
Douglas Hanks of the Miami Herald writes: There’s a sewage treatment plant that pumps treated waste a few miles off the coast from Key
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Miami Waterkeeper A non-profit focused on keeping the water in South Florida clean
May 25, 2026
Innovations of the World writes: Miami Waterkeeper is a nonprofit focused on keeping the water in South Florida clean. Through community outreach, education, science-based
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Jorge M. Perez foundation grants fund 10 Miami causes
May 25, 2026
The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation at The Miami Foundation is making $600,000 in grants to benefit nonprofit groups that promote equitable education, address
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Five Ways Miami Screwed the Environment in 2019
May 25, 2026
Manuel Madrid of the Miami New Times writes: There should be little controversy in saying that 2019 has been a particularly crappy year —
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In Florida, Flushing the Toilet Is Threatened by Rising Sea Levels for Tens of Thousands of Homeowners
May 25, 2026
Ron Brackett for the Weather Channel writes: The effects of rising sea levels, such as nuisance flooding, are pretty obvious above ground. But lying
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Waste could contaminate Florida’s water as seas rise
May 25, 2026
Sea level rise is causing more than half of Miami-Dade County’s septic tanks to fail, impacting thousands who rely on them to flush their
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Contamination is a real possibility
May 25, 2026
Drew Kann/CNN for the Eagle writes: When Jason and Brittnie Nesenman were high school sweethearts, never in a million years did they picture themselves
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This is not a third-world country, this is Miami
May 25, 2026
CNN for Kenosha News writes: As he drives a golf cart from his tiny house real estate office to his lofted modern home, Marcelo
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Climate change is raising quite the stink in Florida
May 25, 2026
Click here to read the article in CNN Health A major UN report released this week shows the sea level is rising around the
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