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By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
In a stinging rebuke to the government, a federal judge Monday cleared Fort Lauderdale heart doctor and top Republican fundraiser Dr. Zachariah P. Zachariah of civil insider stock trading charges.

Weston Mayor Eric Hersh fined, flipped as informant by Florida securities regulators

December 16, 2010

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By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
As a member of the county’s Resource Recovery Board, Weston Mayor Eric Hersh was the chief negotiator and driving force behind Broward’s controversial $1.5 billion garbage deal. But Hersh has another, less well known public position.

Wall Street quietly creates a way to profit from homeowner distress

December 13, 2010

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By Fred Schulte
Huffington Post Investigative Fund
When Florida retiree Gladys Walker fell behind in paying taxes on her modest Pompano Beach home, she had no idea one of America’s biggest banks and a major Wall Street hedge fund engaged in frenzied bidding for the right to

Broward County balks at extending Waste Management’s $1.5 billion no-bid trash contract

December 8, 2010

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By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Unhappy that a sweeping ten-year, $1.5 billion trash deal was negotiated without competitive bidding, Broward commissioners on Tuesday refused to approve the pact until they can justify how much residents and businesses will be charged.

$1.5 billion no-bid garbage deal roils Broward cities; county votes on disposal restructuring

December 6, 2010

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By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
A little-noticed power play that could substantially affect how much most Broward residents pay to dispose of their garbage through the next decade is set for a preliminary vote Tuesday at the Broward County Commission.

Building back Biscayne Bay: Do natural solutions hold hope?

July 19, 2021

Photo: Citizen Scientist Project Key Biscayne

By Marlowe Starling, Mongabay

A massive fish kill in August 2020 was a red flag that historically troubled Biscayne Bay in Miami had passed a biodiversity health tipping point.
Years of scattered efforts and mixed results of various conservation actors working toward the bay’s recovery have begun to fade in favor of more collaborative, inclusive efforts.
Scientists and citizens are now focusing their efforts on creative ways to restore biodiversity in Biscayne Bay.

Along the Miami shoreline, luxury high-rises and condominiums run parallel to Biscayne Bay, one of South Florida’s most biodiverse ecosystems, characterized by its once abundant coral reefs, seagrass beds and mangroves.

Broward cardiologist and GOP fundraiser Zachariah cleared of insider stock trading charges

Weston Mayor Eric Hersh fined, flipped as informant by Florida securities regulators

Wall Street quietly creates a way to profit from homeowner distress

Broward County balks at extending Waste Management’s $1.5 billion no-bid trash contract

$1.5 billion no-bid garbage deal roils Broward cities; county votes on disposal restructuring

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