Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer In Miami, light pollution can be a silent yet deadly problem in our glowing cityscapes. The health and safety issues that are in the shadows of these artificial lights can make the truth less glamorous. On May 23, Miami commissioners voted to keep electronic billboards up but regulate their hours […]
Ana Cedeno | Staff Writer Known as Doctor Beach, Earth and Environment professor Stephen Leatherman has received national coverage over his annual beach rankings. Recently, this passion has also made him the bearer of bad news, as he’s sounding the alarm to a 5,000-mile-long belt of seaweed threatening to cascade the state’s beaches. “I study […]
Alba Rosa/ Staff writer Fashion production is the second biggest polluter of our environment, particularly fast fashion – something we all have contributed to. In light of this revelation, let’s take the opportunity to find better alternatives. Fast fashion is the quick and cheap production of merchandise that stresses convenience for the consumer. As trends […]
Emiliana Fawley-Puello / Staff Writer Birds are falling from the sky due to South Florida’s deadly light pollution and toxic plants. An FIU student is on a mission to save the birds. In a bustling city like Miami, light pollution distorts birds’ vision, causing them to crash into buildings and steer off-course. Jennifer Quintero – […]
Joshua Ceballos/Staff Writer Steve Sauls loves kayaking in Biscayne Bay every morning, but he’s afraid that he won’t be able to for much longer. The former vice president of Governmental Relations says that in his retirement he prefers to spend his time out on the water—when it’s safe enough to do so. “I go out […]
By: Joshua Ceballos / Staff Writer The Biscayne Bay is the crown jewel of the University’s North Miami campus. Its calm waters are a venue for relaxation, recreation, and research, but they’ve been in serious danger for the past 10 years, and they’re not getting any better. Last December, a sewage leak near Edgewater […]
By: Imogen Francis/Staff Writer In the last few months, Biscayne Bay has been contaminated by bacteria which is affecting the water quality and the ability for people to swim in the Bay. Rachel Silverstein, of Miami Waterkeeper, said that the high levels of sewage bacteria are due to runoff from sources of pollution such […]
