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Miami New Times - Environment

Bird Key Hits Market for $31.5M

3 days ago

Floridians Share Incredible Northern Lights Photos

5 days ago

We Asked for It! Readers Weigh in on Consequences for Boca Bash Boat Trash-Dumping Teens -- By Tom Finkel -- New Times Instagram followers suggest consequences for Boca Bash boat trash-dumping teens.

3 days ago

Can Overboard: Florida Teens Hit With Felony Charges in Boat Trash-Dumping Case -- By Izzy Kapnick and Adriana Santos -- The teens accused of dumping trash into the ocean in a viral video were charged under a felony statute rather than Florida's standard littering law.

5 days ago

"Only in Florida": Iguanas Create Sinkhole in Key Largo Road -- By Alex DeLuca -- Tired: Iguanas falling from trees. Wired: Iguanas burrowing sinkholes in the street.

6 days ago

National Water Dance Brings Movement Choir to Crandon Park -- By Caitlin Granfield -- Ahead of Earth Day, National Water Dance invites audiences to connect with dancers in a natural setting.

9 days ago

Don't Look Up Without 'Em: Where to Get Eclipse Glasses in Miami and South Florida -- By Tom Finkel -- Here's how and where to score safe eclipse glasses — including free ones, while supplies last.

16 days ago

What to Know About the April 8 Solar Eclipse in Miami and South Florida -- By Tom Finkel -- We aren't in the path of totality, but it'll still be spectacular (weather permitting).

1 month ago

Florida Is Getting a $4.5 Million Museum for...Mosquitoes? -- By Alex DeLuca -- St. Johns County commissioners previously criticized the mosquito museum as "wasteful" spending.

1 month ago

NOAA Finds Mass Coral Death in Florida Keys Following Marine Heat Wave -- By Naomi Feinstein -- Researchers visited iconic reefs in the Florida Keys and found only 22 percent of the surveyed elkhorn coral remained alive.

1 month ago

Icon of the Feces: Where Does the Poo Go on World's Largest Cruise Ship? -- By Naomi Feinstein -- New Times dives into the bowels of the largest cruise ship in the world.

1 month ago

Covanta Loses Bid to Trash Lawsuit Over Doral's Giant Garbage Fire -- By Alex DeLuca -- The lawsuit claims "airborne contaminants rained down on people's heads" as the fire raged at Covanta's plant.

2 months ago

Miami Creeps onto List of Most Cockroach-Infested Cities -- By Naomi Feinstein -- It's not just your pizza-crust-lined Miami apartment. The entire city is overrun with these pests.

3 months ago

Protesters Gear Up After Florida Declines $320 Million to Cut Carbon Emissions -- By Naomi Feinstein -- Florida was the only state to reject funding under the $6.4 billion federal program to reduce emissions.

3 months ago

UPDATE: Miami Seaquarium's Last Three Manatees Removed From Park -- By Alex DeLuca -- A veterinarian who cared for Romeo for more than 20 years recalls how he would help young, rescued sea cows adapt to life in captivity.

4 months ago

Tropical Audubon Society Needs Help Monitoring Bird Deaths in South Florida -- By Naomi Feinstein -- While other big cities have thriving programs to monitor bird deaths, the Tropical Audubon Society hasn't had the same luck in Miami.

4 months ago

Florida Manatees Could Return to Endangered Species List -- By Alex DeLuca -- In 2021, more than 1,100 manatees perished in Florida, marking the deadliest year on record for the mammals.

5 months ago

Meet the Snake Lady: Python Hunter Takes Tourists Into the Florida Wilds to Wrangle Invasive Species -- By Jess Swanson -- Amy Siewe offers guided hunts to out-of-state travelers seeking to cross the "once-in-a-lifetime python hunt" off their bucket lists.

6 months ago

Turf War: South Florida Cities Spend Millions for Fake Grass Despite Resident Outcry -- By Naomi Feinstein -- Aventura and other municipalities are spending big money on fake grass over the objection of residents who prefer their parks stay natural.

7 months ago

Florida Researcher Says Goodbye to Centuries-Old Coral After Mass Bleaching Event -- By Naomi Feinstein -- "I was crying for nearly the entire dive because I realized that I would likely never see these hundred-plus-year-old colonies alive again."

8 months ago

Florida Cops: Stop Narcing on Manatee Orgies! (PHOTOS) -- By Alex DeLuca -- Although Florida's beloved manatees get it on year-round, mating herds are most commonly seen during the summer.

8 months ago

"Cooked" Alive: Inmates Stew in Florida Prisons' Extreme Heat -- By Alex DeLuca -- Is extreme heat in Florida prisons a form of "cruel and unusual" punishment?

9 months ago