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.
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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.
The Florida Everglades: a sacred place at risk
Tribal leaders warn that 'Alligator Alcatraz' impacts the environment of their Indigenous homeland
Alligator Alcatraz detention center is the making of an environmental crisis
The new detention center in the Everglades can quickly turn into a human and environmental disaster.
In Florida’s fragile Everglades, Trump praises ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Conservationists are concerned about the impact the detention center will have on the river of grass.
The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Structure: Reimagining infrastructure through Indigenous knowledge
This essay for a Ph.D. seminar at FAU, 'Theorizing Infrastructure,' proposes building new structures based on Indigenous ideas.
Indigenous tribes should be more involved in Everglades restoration, report says
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. ...
In South Florida, we’re investing in a ClimateReady future
Federal funding was recently awarded to ClimateReady Tech Hub, which works to commercialize and deploy climate technology.
Oil drilling has endured in the Everglades for decades. Now, the Miccosukee Tribe has a plan to stop it
The proposal comes amid continued interest in expanding oil production within the Big Cypress National Preserve.
Bright Lit Place photo essay, part 1: The people who fight for — and depend on — Everglades restoration
Bright Lit Place examines what happened to Florida’s promise to restore the Everglades with a massive plan approved in 2000.