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Lawsuit Launched Over Federal Failure to Protect Manatees in Florida, Puerto Rico
May 25, 2026
MIAMI (FL), March 21, 2024 – Environmental advocates notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today of their intent to sue over the agency’s failure to respond to
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Army Corps Withdraws State Application for Port Everglades Dredging That Threatened Reef, Signaling Major Shift
May 25, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, April 15, 2026 Rachel Silverstein, Miami Waterkeeper, [email protected], (305) 905-0856 Elise Bennett, Center for Biological Diversity, [email protected], (727) 755-6950 Nicole Russell,
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Port Everglades Dredging Project Threatens Rare Florida Coral Reefs
May 25, 2026
Time.news covered the Port Everglades fight in depth, tracing the roots of our concern to the PortMiami dredging disaster of 2013–2015 — when inadequate
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The state needs to let Miami-Dade contain urban sprawl and leave our UDB alone
May 25, 2026
Miami-Dade County’s Urban Development Boundary (UDB) is more than a planning tool, it is a promise to protect our drinking water, reduce flooding risk,
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An Army Corps project could wipe out one of Florida’s last thriving coral reefs
May 25, 2026
The Washington Post ran an in-depth feature on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ plans to dredge and widen the shipping channel at Port Everglades —
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Concerns Rise Over Port Everglades Expansion’s Impact on Coral Reefs
May 25, 2026
NV Tech Desk reported on the scientific alarm surrounding the Port Everglades expansion, highlighting a landmark study by NOAA and the Shedd Aquarium that
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Trashing our oceans: Feds plan the biggest permitted coral destruction in US history
May 25, 2026
The Invading Sea, Florida’s dedicated climate journalism outlet, published a stark account of what the Port Everglades dredge proposal actually entails: 400 underwater acres
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Ten million corals are in the path of a federal dredging project in Florida
May 25, 2026
WLRN returned to the Port Everglades story in January 2026 with an even deeper look at what’s at risk. While reefs across Florida have
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Why hurricane flooding is about to get even more dangerous in Florida
May 25, 2026
In November 2025, National Geographic put the Port Everglades fight in global context, reporting that the 2023 marine heat wave caused staghorn and elkhorn
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Study surprises scientists with its findings: millions of coral at Port Everglades
May 25, 2026
In October 2025, WLRN was among the first outlets to cover the fight to stop the Port Everglades dredging project, reporting on a landmark
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Lawsuit Filed to Protect a Species Unique to Miami
May 25, 2026
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity and Miami Waterkeeper sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to finalize Endangered
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