MEDIA COVERAGE

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NBC Miami

Bacteria Beach Advisories Increasing, While Research Finds No Link to Sewage Plant

November 11, 2019

Tony Pipitoneon NBC Miami writes: South Florida’s beaches are having a bad year, being closed more often and for longer periods of time due

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Key News

Beach Anyone? Demystifying Water Testing

November 4, 2019

Beach Anyone? Demystifying Water Testing – Key News Key Biscayne has seen many swim advisories in 2019. If you’re confused by the who, how

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Key News

Miami Waterkeeper Training Wants β€œ1,000 Eyes on the Water”

October 21, 2019

Miami Waterkeeper Training Wants “1,000 Eyes on the Water” – Key News With serious water quality issues swirling around Key Biscayne, several dozen people

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Key News

The Murky Waters of the Beach Bacteria Problem

October 21, 2019

Annali Hayward of Keys News writes: Water quality issues reached fever pitch this week as residents, already accustomed to avoiding their beach, were barred

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The Miami Hurricane

Sewage, dangerous bacteria are entering oceans, closing Miami beaches

October 18, 2019

Kirstin Kruka for the Hurricane writes: The Florida Department of Health previously posted swimming advisories for five beaches in the Miami Dade area the

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Yahoo News

INNOVATE MIAMI, a snapshot of Miami’s innovation ecosystem, nearing completion

October 9, 2019

Accesswire for Yahoo Finance writes: A tech-enabled, high-end coffee-table book is in production for Miami-Dade County. Part of Global Village Publishing’s INNOVATE series, INNOVATE

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Key News

No-Swim Advisories for Key Biscayne Beaches as Bacteria Rises Again

October 4, 2019

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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Weather Channel

In Florida, Flushing the Toilet Is Threatened by Rising Sea Levels for Tens of Thousands of Homeowners

September 30, 2019

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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CNN

Climate change is raising quite the stink in Florida

September 27, 2019

Climate change is raising quite the stink in Florida A major UN report released this week shows the sea level is rising around the

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CNN

Waste could contaminate Florida’s water as seas rise

September 26, 2019

CNN writes: Sea level rise is causing more than half of Miami-Dade County’s septic tanks to fail, impacting thousands who rely on them to

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WLRN

Flood Gates, Flood Walls and Home Buyouts: Coming Soon To Miami?

September 23, 2019

Jenny Staletovich for WLRN writes: Two years ago when Jennifer Cheek and her husband bought their tidy stucco house near the Little River with

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Miami New Times

Despite Continual Leaks Into Biscayne Bay, Miami-Dade Might Slash Sewer Budget

September 18, 2019

Jess Nelson for the Miami New Times writes: Miami is a worldwide tourist destination for its beautiful beaches and clean water β€” but nobody

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