As federal protections for wetlands shrink, Miami restores reverence for water

Photo caption: Chief Science Officer of The Everglades Foundation Steve Davis collects weeds and algae from Everglades wetlands in Everglades National Park, Florida, on Sept. 30, 2021. Photo credit: Chandan Khanna / AFP via Getty Images. Article by Kat Grimmett. Prism – June 29, 2023.

A drive of just 24 minutes connects the high-rises of downtown Miami to the billowing blades of the Everglades. As the city rapidly expands, so do efforts to create a more symbiotic relationship with the River of Grass. Grassroots conservation became ever more vital to the survival of these grasslands on May 25 when the Supreme Court ruled in Sackett v. EPA to remove protection for millions of acres of wetlands across the country. […]

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