Detaining immigrants in an untamed swamp was never workable
Federal law requires environmental studies that never happened with Alligator Alcatraz.
Tag: Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
Alligator Alcatraz emissions threaten human health, violate Clean Air Act, lawsuit claims
The pollution is associated with more than 200 diesel-burning generators and 100 diesel-burning lighting towers.
Florida to close Alligator Alcatraz, news report says
Conservation groups say they will continue their litigation over environmental concerns at the site.
In Florida Everglades, Alligator Alcatraz remains open among sacred Miccosukee lands
An appeals court ruled the migrant detention site may continue operating while litigation proceeds.
Everglades detention camp doesn’t have to comply with federal environmental law, court rules
The ruling found federal law doesn't apply because Florida runs the facility and hasn't received federal funding.
What would Marjory Stoneman Douglas do?
It is safe to say she would be horrified at an Everglades landing strip becoming an immigrant detention center.
‘Forever chemicals’ represent new environmental threat for Florida’s fragile Everglades
PFAS on the reservation of the Miccosukee Tribe suggests more restoration may be necessary.
‘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.
Federal appeals court pauses litigation over Alligator Alcatraz
The Trump administration had argued its attorneys were furloughed during the government shutdown.
Alligator Alcatraz marks looming environmental crisis
Paving over wildlands and bringing in staff and prisoners has an environmental impact in an already sensitive landscape.