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Big Cypress National Preserve

Alligator Alcatraz Emissions Threaten Human Health, Violate Clean Air Act, Lawsuit Claims

The air pollution is associated with the more than 200 diesel-burning generators powering the Everglades migrant detention facility, along with 100 diesel-burning lighting towers.

By Amy Green

 An aerial view of Alligator Alcatraz in Ochopee, Fla. Credit: Alon Skuy/Getty Images
A National Park Service ranger conducts a walking tour through Shark Valley in Everglades National Park on April 17, 2025. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Everglades Restoration Also Helps Save the Planet from Climate Change, Study Finds

By Amy Green
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
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
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
At Raccoon Point, in the Big Cypress National Preserve, oil was detected in 1978. Production began in 1981, and the field was expanded in 1992. Credit: National Parks Conservation Association/LightHawk

Oil Drilling Has Endured in the Everglades for Decades. Now, the Miccosukee Tribe Has a Plan to Stop It

By Amy Green

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