During the recent hearing to move the Urban Development Boundary for the South Dade Logistics and Technology District (SDLTD), the popular Environmental Endangered Lands (EEL) program took center stage. The applicant, responding to a request by Commissioner Raquel Regalado for this project to do more for the environment, proposed a voluntary purchase and donation of 622 acres of sensitive lands on the EEL priority “A” list, a list of land determined by the County as being the most important to... Read More

The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) conducts its Spring cleaning in November. From November 6 to 20, the department will temporarily change the method used to chlorinate the drinking water supply at its water treatment plants. This routine procedure is regularly scheduled each year in partnership with the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County and the Miami-Dade Department of Regulatory and Economic... Read More

The U.S. Navy is preparing to bring a Navy Week to Miami during the week of  Jan. 23-29, as the first Navy Week of the calendar year. Miami Navy Week will give the community an  opportunity to learn about the Navy, its Sailors and its importance to national security and prosperity. Miami Navy Week will bring between 50 and 75 Sailors from across the nation to volunteer throughout the  community and discuss why the Navy matters to Miami... Read More

Climate Generation, a national organization focused on equitable solutions to climate change, has selected 12 climate leaders from across the United States to attend the 27th Conference of the Parties in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt from November 7– November 18, 2022. Barbara Martinez- Guerrero of Dream in Green has been selected as an official member of their Window into COP27 delegation to bring ways to integrate environmental sustainability into K-12 classrooms in South Florida... Read More