‘Forever chemicals’ found for first time in Miccosukee Indian Reservation
FIU researchers, in collaboration with the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, detected 12 different PFAS.
Tag: Florida Everglades
Where darkness turns primordial
As light pollution increases, communities in Florida such as Groveland are working to keep skies dark.
The Everglades is an economic powerhouse that propels the ‘Clean Water Economy’
Economists have calculated that more than 3 million of us depend on the Everglades for our livelihoods.
Federal appeals court pauses litigation over Alligator Alcatraz
The Trump administration had argued its attorneys were furloughed during the government shutdown.
The rule of law is under attack in the Everglades. We’re fighting back
The National Environmental Policy Act was ignored when the Everglades detention camp was built.
Flamingos are making a home in Florida again after 100 years – an ecologist explains why they may be returning for good
The return of flamingos has been facilitated by the effort to restore the Everglades and coastal ecosystems.
Alligator Alcatraz marks looming environmental crisis
Paving over wildlands and bringing in staff and prisoners has an environmental impact in an already sensitive landscape.
Alligator Alcatraz ordered to close, but the fight isn’t over
A judge sided with the Miccosukee Tribe and said the ICE detention center must close. Florida officials have already appealed.
To Florida’s Miccosukee Tribe, the lands around Alligator Alcatraz are sacred, pythons and all
The tribe joined a lawsuit initiated by environmental groups aimed at stopping the detention site.
Alligator Alcatraz harms everything it touches
The immigration detention center is a blight on Big Cypress National Preserve and our beloved Everglades.