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No-Swim Advisories for Key Biscayne Beaches as Bacteria Rises Again
May 25, 2026
Annali Hayward for Keys News writes: Another weekend, another change of plans for would-be beachgoers. Tests this week prompted the Florida Department of Health
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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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Concern Builds Over Miami-Dade Septic Tanks Impacted by Sea Level Rise
May 25, 2026
Theresa Pinto for Miami Beach Times writes: At the July 15th meeting of Miami-Dade County’s Biscayne Bay Task Force, the County’s Water and Sewer
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Turkey Point Is About To Get A New Pollution Permit. Critics Say Not So Fast
May 25, 2026
Jenny Staletovich of WLRN writes: Opposition is mounting to a proposed pollution permit that would, for the first time, allow water seeping from a 5,900-acre network
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Environmentalists get more time to challenge Turkey Point permit amid COVID-19 pandemic
May 25, 2026
Adriana Brasileiro of the Miami Herald writes: Environmentalists have won a small victory in the ongoing battle over pollution concerns surrounding Florida Power &
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MAST student turns dog walkers’ stickers into project helping the hungry amid pandemic
May 25, 2026
Christina Mayo of the Miami Herald writes: When MAST Academy sophomore Jaïm Steele set out to find “a simple solution to a neighborhood dilemma,”
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Miami’s water quality has improved during coronavirus pandemic, researcher says
May 25, 2026
Louis Aguirre for Local 10 writes: The coronavirus has presented researchers like Elizabeth Kelly with a unique opportunity — an unplanned experiment to see what effect
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Rising Seas, Sinking Infrastructure: Miami’s Climate Conundrum
May 25, 2026
Katie Segal, Patrick Lynch, and Michelle Chang for Kennedy School Review write: Two miles across the water from Miami’s glamorous beaches and luxury apartments
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