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What does the summer portend for the waters in South Florida?
May 25, 2026
Brooke Harbaugh for the Islander writes: “Water is so dynamic and changes so quickly,” said Rachel Silverstein, Ph.D., Executive Director of Miami Waterkeeper, a local nonprofit
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A 20-Foot Sea Wall? Miami Faces the Hard Choices of Climate Change.
May 25, 2026
Patricia Mazzei for the New York Times writes: Three years ago, not long after Hurricane Irma left parts of Miami underwater, the federal government embarked on
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Biscayne Bay’s natural flow likely to worsen without corrective measures
May 25, 2026
Brooke Harbaugh for The Islander writes: “The fish kill might be over but these pollution sources are not yet fixed and summer is coming
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Biscayne Bay water quality unsafe much of time, study finds
May 25, 2026
Susan Danseyar for Miami Today writes: A water quality monitoring program for the City of Miami found that even the cleanest location being tested
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Miami-Dade passes ‘gold standard’ of fertilizer bans. Biscayne Bay still needs more than that | Editorial
May 25, 2026
The Miami Herald Editorial Board for the Miami Herald writes: More than 130 cities and counties in Florida have had rules in place limiting
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Miami-Dade County approves tough new law on fertilizer, marking a big win for efforts to save Biscayne Bay
May 25, 2026
Louis Aguirre for WPLG writes: The county approved the toughest fertilizer law in the State of Florida. The new ordinance bans the use of
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After fish kill, Miami-Dade commission passes fertilizer ban for summer rainy season
May 25, 2026
Douglas Hanks for the Miami Herald writes: A new Miami-Dade law bans applying fertilizer on lawns and plants during the yearly rainy season as the county
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The High Cost Of Sunshine: Public Records In Florida Can Cost More Than A Year’s Salary
May 25, 2026
Jenny Staletovich for WLRN writes: Last year as the COVID-19 pandemic raced across Florida, the international nonprofit health care provider Partners In Health offered
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Fort Lauderdale Hired A Nonprofit To Test Its Water. The Mayor Doesn’t Want You To Know What They Found
May 25, 2026
Jenny Staletovich for WLRN writes: After the city hired Miami Waterkeeper to test water and post its findings, Mayor Dean Trantalis threatened to fire
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The Little River’s polluted flow fuels Biscayne Bay troubles. Scientists taking a deeper look
May 25, 2026
Adriana Brasileiro from the Miami Herald writes: Miami Waterkeeper, a nonprofit that advocates for the health of the county’s waterways, conducts regular sampling of
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must evolve to meet the growing demands of climate-fueled flood risk
May 25, 2026
Jacque Hebert for the Environmental Defense Fund writes: “The Army Corps’ overreliance on hard infrastructure and segregation of sea level rise from storm surge
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Biscayne Bay Threatened by Miami Development and Construction
May 25, 2026
Michel Majchrowics for the Miami New Times writes: Rachel Silverstein, executive director of the local environmental advocacy group Miami Waterkeeper, describes the latest contamination to New Times as “death
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