‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is harsh. Climate change is making it even harsher
Hundreds of people face intense heat and relentless mosquitoes at the Florida Everglades facility.
Hundreds of people face intense heat and relentless mosquitoes at the Florida Everglades facility.
Recent events bring to mind the legacies of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Marjorie Harris Carr and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
Tribal leaders warn that 'Alligator Alcatraz' impacts the environment of their Indigenous homeland
The new detention center in the Everglades can quickly turn into a human and environmental disaster.
Conservationists are concerned about the impact the detention center will have on the river of grass.
This essay for a Ph.D. seminar at FAU, 'Theorizing Infrastructure,' proposes building new structures based on Indigenous ideas.
This essay for a Ph.D. seminar at FAU, 'Theorizing Infrastructure,' imagines a mostly submerged future Florida
The motion argues that the project would cause 'irreparable harm' to the fragile ecosystem.
Critics warn of danger to the Florida Everglades.
Improved understanding of bloom behavior could enhance monitoring, forecasting and management of these harmful events.
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