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Miami Waterkeeper talks Safety at Turkey Point on NBC Nightly News and The Today Show
Best case scenario sea level rise models reveal that by 2040, the area around Miami’s Turkey Point nuclear power plant will be routinely underwater — but FPL originally didn’t have to analyze sea level rise to run the plant through 2052. We challenged the license with NRDC and Friends of the Earth and got the…
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‘It’s iron sharpening iron’: CNN Heroes join forces in Miami to take their work to the next level
From a beach cleanup to leadership training and yoga; A group of CNN Heroes came together to ‘Elevate’ their missions That’s how Mobile Medics International founder Teresa Gray described being honored on the CNN Heroes stage in December. For Gray and many of her fellow honorees, the night of the annual “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute” is just the…
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Community input needed for environmental project
A local stormwater park showcases sustainable water management, a prime example of green infrastructure in action. Click here to read the article in the Miami Times Miami Waterkeeper is currently in search of underutilized, open spaces to revitalize with green infrastructure according to community needs and needs suggestions from the public. The initiative, known as the Green Infrastructure…
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Miami’s Drinking Water Is Threatened by a Florida Nuclear Plant
by Michael Smith, Bloomberg June 6, 2025 / 7:00 AM EDT / Bloomberg – A few miles from where American crocodiles swim by the hundreds in the cooling canals of the Turkey Point nuclear power plant, engineers are fighting an invisible threat to Miami’s drinking water. The hulking plant, which provides power to run air conditioners and appliances…
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WPLG Anchor Talks Turkey Point Safety with Miami Waterkeeper
MIAMI (FL), May 14 and May 21, 2025 / 5:00 PM & 11:00 PM / WPLG Local 10, Don’t Trash Our Treasure – Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant was approved to operate until the 2050s—a total of 80 years—without fully analyzing serious risks like groundwater contamination, rising temperatures, stronger hurricanes, and increasing flooding. Is Miami’s aging nuclear facility ready for…
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‘It affects everyone’: Water quality woes ignite Fort Lauderdale residents to unite for resilience
Photo credit: Local 10 News by Louis Aguirre, Local 10 News FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – They call her the “Water Guru:” a Fort Lauderdale resident who watches over the canals and Intracoastal and makes a lot of noise when conditions aren’t safe. Suzee Bailey has amassed quite the following of concerned residents, demanding the city of Fort…
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Local leaders meet to explore ways to improve, protect Biscayne Bay
Photo credit: CBS News Miami by Joe Gorchow, CBS News Miami MIAMI (FL), May 20, 2024 / 6:40 PM EDT / CBS Miami – Biscayne Bay is one of Miami-Dade County’s most significant natural resources. On Monday, local leaders from both the public and private sectors gathered for the 2024 Biscayne Bay Marine Health Summit to explore ways to collaborate to improve…