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Miami Deep Dredge: Environmentalists Win Court Battle but Not War as Blasting Continues
May 25, 2026
Michael E. Miller for the Miami New Times writes: Call it a split decision. The latest legal skirmish over the Deep Dredge devolved into
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NOAA Warns of “Rapid Deterioration” of Endangered Corals Due to Deep Dredge Sludge
May 25, 2026
Michael E. Miller for the Miami New Times writes: A month ago, state regulators raised the alarm over silt from the Deep Dredge killing
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Feds say ‘nurseries’ could save Government Cut coral
May 25, 2026
Jenny Staletovich of the Miami Herald writes: To stop the “rapid” destruction of rare coral caused by the dredging of Government Cut, federal wildlife
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Environmentalists renew criticism of Miami dredging
May 25, 2026
Joseph Bonney of JOC writes: Environmental groups are threatening litigation over the Port of Miami’s 50-foot deepening project, part of an expansion designed to
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Environmentalists ready to sue over Miami port’s deep dredge
May 25, 2026
Zachary Fagenson of Reuters writes: Environmentalists said on Thursday they are prepared to sue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after researchers found dredging to
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Miami port dredging damaging sea life, state inspectors say
May 25, 2026
Jenny Staletovich of the Miami Herald writes: The $205 million dredge project to deepen Port Miami has spread a blanket of silt and clay
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Environmental Group Threatens To Sue Army Corps Of Engineers About Dredging Near Corals
May 25, 2026
Constanza Gallardo of WLRN writes: An environmental non-profit organization has filed a letter that says it may sue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper
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Researchers Race to Save Coral in Miami
May 25, 2026
Lizette Alvarez for The New York Times writes: With dredging set to begin this weekend in the Port of Miami, researchers are scrambling to
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An Underwater Race To Transplant Miami’s Rare Corals
May 25, 2026
Greg Allen for NPR writes: A lab just off Florida’s Miami River has become the base for an unusual lifesaving operation. A group of
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Fight over a Fla. sewer pipe raises national financial and health issue
May 25, 2026
Christa Marshall for EE News writes: The wastewater plant on this barrier island sits tucked in a northern corner, away from the wading birds,
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Miami: How Rising Sea Levels Endanger South Florida
May 25, 2026
Jeff Goodell for Rolling Stone writes: I began reporting this piece in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. I had seen what the hurricane’s nine-foot storm surge
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Flood Fixes Vex Coastal Areas
May 25, 2026
Arian Campo-Flores for the Wall Street Journal writes: Many coastal communities in the U.S. are grappling with how best to protect low-lying areas from
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