/tags/biscayne-bay Biscayne Bay en-US WLRN Tue, 11 Jun 2024 20:30:00 GMT /environment/2024-06-11/biscayne-bay-report-card-not-so-great Miami-Dade officials released the 2024 Biscayne Bay Report Card. The results of which showed almost no change in the overall health of the Bay, which was already not in the best state. Tue, 11 Jun 2024 20:30:00 GMT /environment/2024-06-11/biscayne-bay-report-card-not-so-great Rumya Sundaram | The Key Biscayne /environment/2024-01-17/biscayne-bay-health-water-quality Responses from a 2022 survey of more than 1,000 Miami-Dade residents found that Biscayne Bay is “moderately healthy,” despite a significant decline in water quality and habitat health in recent decades. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 20:31:54 GMT /environment/2024-01-17/biscayne-bay-health-water-quality Julia Wester | Lecturer in Ecosystem Science and Policy, University of Miami /environment/2023-11-22/origin-pfas-forever-chemicals-biscayne-bay-marine-ecosystem PFAS, which leak from failing septic systems and wash off airport runways, can end up in streams that ultimately discharge into ocean ecosystems where marine animals live. Wed, 22 Nov 2023 22:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-11-22/origin-pfas-forever-chemicals-biscayne-bay-marine-ecosystem Natalia Soares Quinete, Olutobi Daniel Ogunbiyi /environment/2023-08-23/miami-coast-storm-surge A brand new set of protections for Miami-Dade’s storm-prone coast is once again on the table after the county agreed to move forward with a new coastal protection study. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 14:16:17 GMT /environment/2023-08-23/miami-coast-storm-surge Alex Harris | Miami Herald /environment/2023-05-12/miami-urban-coral-reef-noaa A new study found urban coral growing near busy Port Miami are more resilient to stressors like higher temperature and salinity and could provide clues for helping offshore coral. Fri, 12 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-05-12/miami-urban-coral-reef-noaa Jenny Staletovich /environment/2023-02-20/closing-off-biscayne-bay-with-massive-gates-new-ideas-to-protect-miami-from-storm Miami-Dade County's latest plan to protect against stronger storms and rising sea levels involves closing off most of Biscayne Bay from the Atlantic Ocean with natural and man-made barriers. Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-02-20/closing-off-biscayne-bay-with-massive-gates-new-ideas-to-protect-miami-from-storm Alex Harris | Miami Herald /environment/2023-01-16/urban-boundary-move-will-place-warehouses-on-a-channel-vital-for-everglades-and-biscayne-bay-officials-say Miami-Dade County's contentious recent urban boundary move will block an old slough — a shallow channel that cut through the rock ridge in South Dade to deliver 'lifeblood' freshwater from the Everglades to Biscayne Bay and seen as key to wetlands restoration, environmentalists and planners say. Mon, 16 Jan 2023 15:02:48 GMT /environment/2023-01-16/urban-boundary-move-will-place-warehouses-on-a-channel-vital-for-everglades-and-biscayne-bay-officials-say Jenny Staletovich /2022-07-18/secretary-of-state-talks-about-elections-cleaning-up-biscayne-bay-and-a-young-filmmakers-festival We look at WLRN Reporter Wilkine Brutus’ conversation with Florida's Secretary of State, Cord Byrd. Plus, there's tons of trash piling up in Biscayne Bay, other waterways and mangrove regions. Also, we meet one of the young people in the Miami 4 Social Change Youth Film Festival. Mon, 18 Jul 2022 21:20:58 GMT /2022-07-18/secretary-of-state-talks-about-elections-cleaning-up-biscayne-bay-and-a-young-filmmakers-festival Caitie Muñoz, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /local-news/2022-07-07/fiu-study-shows-contaminants-in-biscayne-bay-oysters A new study released by the Florida International University Institute of Environment shows that harmful chemicals have been found in Biscayne Bay oysters. Thu, 07 Jul 2022 13:51:42 GMT /local-news/2022-07-07/fiu-study-shows-contaminants-in-biscayne-bay-oysters News Service of Florida /news/2022-04-18/an-ode-to-the-only-fishing-pier-of-miami The fishing pier on the Old Rickenbacker Causeway is one of the last remaining remnants of Old Miami. How long does it have left? Mon, 18 Apr 2022 10:00:00 GMT /news/2022-04-18/an-ode-to-the-only-fishing-pier-of-miami Daniel Rivero