On this Tuesday, October 12, edition of Sundial:
Pandora Papers Investigation
The Pandora Papers is a collection of millions of leaked documents that expose presidents, celebrities, athletes, royals, and even the Vatican for hiding their money using South Florida real estate or other offshore accounts.
The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald have . Kevin Hall is the North America Editor of the .
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Hall said the leaked information gives investigative reporters a 鈥渟tepping stone鈥� that brings them closer to uncovering criminal activity they were already investigating. He spent a lot of time looking into people on Fisher Island, in Indian Creek, Sunny Isles Beach and other Miami-Dade locations.
鈥淲e have some pretty good information that we鈥檝e built that we didn鈥檛 put into a story but at some point [it] will go to use,鈥� said Hall. 鈥淭here鈥檚 just a phenomenal amount of people from all over the place.鈥�
The millions of leaked documents are called the 鈥淧andora鈥� Papers because it could potentially open up a Pandora鈥檚 Box 鈥� a reference to the Greek mythology artifact 鈥� of future investigations and lawsuits.
Miami-Dade County New Redistricting Map
It鈥檚 no secret that more people are moving to South Florida. The 2020 U.S. Census data show that Miami-Dade County is seeing rapid residential growth, specifically in the southern region.
Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins represents District 8, and Commissioner Kionne McGhee represents District 9. Both districts saw the largest increase in residents 鈥� gaining about 75,000 people since the 2010 Census.
This means to avoid unfair advantages in voter representation for future elections. So far, there鈥檚 one proposed map of what the districts could look like, which was released Sept. 30. Miami Herald County Hall reporter Doug Hanks has been .
Hanks said he thinks a new map will be finalized by the end of the year. The eventual map must meet federal, state, and local criteria.
鈥淭here鈥檚 lots of principles involved in terms of representation of minority groups that the courts say need to be produced,鈥� said Hanks. 鈥淸The map] shouldn鈥檛 be drawn for political purposes.鈥�
SA国际传谋 reporter Wilkine Brutus also joined this segment to discuss the Henrietta Bridge Farm, a Black-owned farm in West Palm Beach鈥檚 Historic Northwest neighborhood. The owners are fighting for their farm鈥檚 future after the city of West Palm Beach announced it will not renew the land lease on the property.
You can read the full story here.
Ph.D. Student Explains Fish Excretion Research
Coral reefs, seagrass, and other vital lifeforms sustain the ocean鈥檚 ecosystem. For decades, humans have threatened these natural protectants with their pollution and large carbon footprints.
Will Wied is a Ph.D. student at Florida International University鈥檚 Institute of Environment. His current field of study involves . He says fish urine is a source of nutrients for aquatic plants.
In order to study these benefits, Wied has to first capture different species of fish.
鈥淚 essentially put them in what we call an incubation chamber,鈥� Wied said. 鈥淚n this chamber, we have filtered water that we test the nutrients at the beginning. We then put the fish into the chamber, we wait a period of time, and then we sample the water afterwards.鈥�
You can to keep track of his research.
