Protecting Miami from storm surge and sea-level rise is more than a question of walls and pumps
By John Burr, Resilient Jax You’ve probably heard about the plans to build a six-mile, $6 billion wall across Biscayne ...
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Manatees are starving to death, but Florida doesn’t seem to love them enough to save them
Miami Herald Editorial Board We love manatees in Florida. We put them on license plates. We name our school mascots ...
Greater Miami mayors applaud U.S. leadership on addressing the climate crisis
By Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, City of Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber, and City of Miami Mayor Francis ...
The new federal commitment to preserve 30% of our land and water resources is needed to serve the growing population
By Audrey Peterman, Earthwise Productions, Inc. As someone who has been privileged to visit more than 180 places in America’s ...
A 10-foot wall along beautiful Biscayne Bay is the wrong way to address storm surge
By Mike Abrams and Jose Felix Diaz, Ballard Partners Something wicked is coming to Miami. That is the only way ...
Voters approve charter amendment and make Florida the epicenter of Rights of Nature in the U.S.
By Joseph Bonasia, Florida Rights of Nature Network On Election Day, a breathtaking 89% of Orange County voters approved the ...
Miami’s new Resilience Officer says it’s time to move from planning to implementation
Alan Dodd, Chief Resilience Officer, City of Miami Resilience in Miami is no longer just a slogan – it is ...
Miami’s Heat: When art, science, and climate action intersect
By Aria McKenna & Yoca Arditi-Rocha, The CLEO Institute If you happen to be strolling through Miami, Tampa or Orlando ...
Biscayne Bay is suffocating, and Miami-Dade County leaders continue to let it die
By Peter Barile, American Water Security Project Onlookers recently were shocked as thousands of fish and rays swam to the ...
This is an emergency — we must act now to save our beautiful Biscayne Bay
By Rebeca Sosa, Miami-Dade County Commission Mother Nature has alerted us to a crisis in Biscayne Bay, and we are ...