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Septic system waste pervasive throughout Florida’s Indian River lagoon

Envirotec Magazine

For more than a decade, fertilizer leaching and associated stormwater runoff were thought to be the major drivers of harmful algal blooms in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon. This is likely the result of increased infiltration, groundwater flow and stormwater runoff in the wet season.

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As climate change threatens cultural treasures, museums get creative to conserve both energy and artifacts

Grist

. “It’s because we have these really strict regulations on keeping temperature and relative humidity at certain levels in the name of preserving the collections,” said Caitlin Southwick, a former art conservator who now runs an organization called Ki Culture that helps museums transition to more sustainable practices.

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Flood City Fights Climate Change with Infrastructure and Social Media

Unsustainable

With a projected global sea-level rise of 7-15 inches by 2065, according to the Southeast Florida Climate Compact 2015 projections, Miami communities stand to undergo drastic changes in development to combat the effects. September 2019 marked the first addition of a “bioswale” to the city’s roads.