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‘Forever Chemicals’ Represent New Environmental Threat for Florida’s Fragile Everglades

The co-author of a new paper says the presence of PFAS on the Everglades reservation of the Miccosukee Tribe suggests more restoration may be necessary in the river of grass.

By Amy Green

A view of the Everglades on Miccosukee land in Florida. Credit: Lisette Morales McCabe/The Washington Post via Getty Images
An uncommonly found ghost orchid blooms in the swamp at Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park in Copeland, Fla. Credit: Rhona Wise/AFP via Getty Images

Trump Administration Suggests Listing Florida’s Elusive Ghost Orchid as Endangered

By Amy Green

People protest against Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz at the entrance to the detention center in the Everglades on Aug. 24. Credit: Jesus Olarte/Anadolu via Getty Images

Federal Appeals Court Pauses Litigation Over Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz

By Amy Green

Workers remove solar panels from an industrial building. Credit: Waltraud Grubitzsch/picture alliance via Getty Images

As EPA Stalls, States Are Left to Handle Solar Panel Waste

By Rambo Talabong

Linda Kling in front of her damaged mobile home in the wake of Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10, 2024, in Bradenton, Fla. Credit: Thomas Simonetti for The Washington Post via Getty Images

These Florida Communities Wanted to Be More Sustainable and Resilient. A New State Law Blocks Their Efforts.

By Amy Green

Okeechobee Mayor Dowling Watford stands in front of Florida’s Lake Okeechobee in May. Credit: Amy Green/Inside Climate News

In the Midst of Florida’s Insurance Crisis, What Recourse Do Residents Have?

By Amy Green

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava speaks to the media at the entrance to Alligator Alcatraz on Friday in Ochopee, Fla. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Citing Environmental Concerns, Judge Orders Alligator Alcatraz to Wind Down Operations

By Amy Green

Red “no swimming” flags dot Brighton Beach amid Hurricane Erin on Wednesday in New York City. Credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Atlantic Shore Towns Feel Hurricane Erin’s Sting Without It Ever Making Landfall

By Kiley Price

A bus pulls into the entrance to the immigration detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz in the Florida Everglades on Aug. 3 in Ochopee, Fla. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Federal Judge Halts New Construction at Alligator Alcatraz

By Amy Green

Betty Osceola, a member of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, walks in the Everglades a few yards from the front entrance to Alligator Alcatraz on July 10. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

To Florida’s Miccosukee Tribe, the Lands Around Alligator Alcatraz Are Sacred, Pythons and All

By Amy Green

Visitors navigate the Flamingo Canal in Everglades National Park on Feb. 2, 2023, in Homestead, Fla. Credit: Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Prominent Everglades Scientist Prepares for Jail Amid Bitter Legal Dispute with Former Employer

By Amy Green

Once billed as the Chicago of the South, Okeechobee, never experienced the booming growth and development that has transformed Florida’s coasts. Credit: Amy Green/Inside Climate News

Florida’s Home Insurance Crisis Hits Hardest in Some of the State’s Poorest Counties

By Amy Green, Peter Aldhous

President Donald Trump speaks with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as they tour a migrant detention center, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” located within Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve. Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

In Florida’s Fragile Everglades, Trump Praises ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

By Amy Green

A Florida manatee is seen at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Keith Ramos/USFWS

Trump Administration Faces Legal Action Over Federal Cuts’ Impact on Manatees

By Amy Green

Technicians monitor Hurricane Ian inside the National Response Coordination Center at the FEMA headquarters, on Sept. 28, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

NOAA Predicts Above-Average Hurricane Activity This Year

By Amy Green

Wildfire victims seek services at a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center on Jan. 14 in Pasadena, Calif. Credit: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Hurricane Season Will Be Even Riskier for Undocumented People This Year

By Kiley Bense

A mother manatee swims with a calf near Palm Beach, Fla. Credit: Sam Farkas/NOAA

Federal Judge Orders Florida to Address Pollution That Led to Manatee Deaths

By Amy Green

A banded Cape Sable seaside sparrow at Everglades National Park. Credit: NPS/Lori Oberhofer

Mounting Habitat Pressures Prompt New Conservation Program for Ailing Florida Bird

By Amy Green

A sample of plants is collected from the Shark River Slough in Everglades National Park to analyze dragonfly larvae for mercury contamination. Credit: NPS Photo

Scrutiny for Florida Agencies Charged with Managing Treasured Waters Sparks Unease

By Amy Green

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