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Vanity Fair
CAN MIAMI BEACH SURVIVE GLOBAL WARMING?
November 10, 2015
[embedlycard url=”http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/11/miami-beach-global-warming/”] “One big awareness-raiser was a lawsuit that Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper, a clean-water advocacy group, filed against Miami-Dade County in 2012. That year,
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Environmentalists Again Warn of Widespread Coral Damage in Port Everglades Expansion Project
September 4, 2015
Chris Joseph for the Broward Palm Beach New Times writes: Port Everglades is the third busiest cruise port and 11th busiest freight port in
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NOAA Says Port Miami Dredge Disaster For Reef
August 18, 2015
CBS Miami writes: In a project all but finished, the Army Corps of Engineers has dredged the channels at and leading to Port Miami
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Yuck! Your Favorite Swim Spot Is a Lot Grosser Than You Realize
July 1, 2015
Yahoo Health writes: Water is supposed to purify: Taking a shower, washing your face, and staying properly hydrated promote good hygiene and health. But sometimes water
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Environmentalists: Don’t Trust Army Corps on Port Everglades Dredging
June 29, 2015
Jess Swanson of the Broward Palm Beach New Times writes: After a decades-long approval process, a plan to deepen and widen Port Everglades was
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Despite Protections, Miami Port Project Smothers Coral Reef in Silt
March 8, 2015
Lizette Alverez of The New York Times writes: The government divers who plunged into the bay near the Port of Miami surfaced with bad
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This Scientist Made Superhero Headlines. Why Doesn’t That Happen More Often?
February 27, 2015
National Geographic Society Newsroom writes: Andrew Baker is the guy that rescues corals with his bare hands from the evils of industry. A recent article on
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Miami’s Choice: Bigger Ships or Coral Reefs?
February 24, 2015
Scott Wyland for National Geographic writes: Outside Miami‘s Biscayne Bay, coral reefs that were once a vivid rainbow have been turned a barren gray, choked
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Miami Deep Dredge: Environmentalists Win Court Battle but Not War as Blasting Continues
October 24, 2014
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
September 18, 2014
[embedlycard url=”http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/noaa-warns-of-rapid-deterioration-of-endangered-corals-due-to-deep-dredge-sludge-6559941″] Nonetheless, the NOAA report is “a very big deal,” says Rachel Silverstein, executive director of Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper, another environmental group against
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Environmentalists renew criticism of Miami dredging
September 5, 2014
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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Environmental Group Threatens To Sue Army Corps Of Engineers About Dredging Near Corals
July 21, 2014
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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