Florida

$3 billion problem: Miami-Dade’s septic tanks are already failing due to sea rise

Photo: A Miami-Dade neighborhood that relies on septic tanks experiences flooding during the 2016 King Tide. A new report commissioned…

6 years ago

SFWMD: Water district board OKs leasing reservoir’s land to sugar grower

Environmentalists and state officials agree there's "no silver bullet," no single project that will seriously curtail discharges of excess Lake…

6 years ago

Trump signs water projects bill with aims in Flint, Florida

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a wide-ranging bill to improve the nation’s water infrastructure, including a Florida…

6 years ago

Miami Will Be Underwater Soon. Its Drinking Water Could Go First

A rock lake at the edge of Miami-Dade County. PHOTOGRAPHER: ANASTASIA SAMOYLOVA FOR BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK The city has another serious…

6 years ago

‘We Need Answers’: Hurricane Michael Leaves Florida Residents Desperate for Aid

People salvaged supplies from a destroyed business the day after Hurricane Michael made landfall. Credit: Eric Thayer for The New…

6 years ago