Tag: University of Miami
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Broward Sheriff Tony received $65,000 from opioid training firm, then urged state funding for its program
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony was paid $65,000 last year by a for-profit opioid training company led by a Boca Raton man who ran a telemarketing scam that bilked millions from people who were told they were donating to police, firefighter, veterans and cancer research charities. -
Billions at stake as Port Everglades dredging project puts fragile reef system at risk
By Kailey Aiken
FloridaBulldog.org
Coral reefs across the east coast of Florida, once teeming with sea life and bursts of color, have become a shadow of what they once were, deteriorated into barren, monochrome plains. The causes are many, scientists say. -
Ten years after Deepwater Horizon roiled the Gulf, brakes are off BP’s oil-drilling plans
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Ten years ago, Deepwater Horizon became synonymous with one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history. The oil rig explosion on April 20, 2010 killed 11 workers and injured 17; about 4.9 million barrels of crude oil decimated Gulf of Mexico marine life. The horrors were just the beginning.
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