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Everglades

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
Beds are seen inside the Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center in Ochopee, Fla., on July 1, 2025. Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Florida to Close Alligator Alcatraz, News Report Says

By Amy Green
People walk near the front entrance to Alligator Alcatraz in the Florida Everglades on April 22. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

In Florida, Alligator Alcatraz Remains Open Among Sacred Miccosukee Lands

By Amy Green
Florida manatees gather at a refuge on Jan. 21 in Crystal Springs, Fla. Credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

A Bill to Gut Endangered Species Protections Faced a Major Setback This Week

By Kiley Price
An aerial view of urban sprawl nestled next to protected wetlands on the fringes of Everglades National Park in Miami Dade County, Florida. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Pollution Persists in the Florida Everglades Despite 40-Year Restoration Effort, Report Says

By Amy Green
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
A Florida panther is seen at the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: George Gentry/USFWS

Amid Cuts to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Species Like the Florida Panther Languish

By Amy Green
An aerial view of the migrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz in Ochopee, Fla. Credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

Documents Raise New Concerns Over Alligator Alcatraz’s Air and Climate Pollution

By Amy Green
A wood stork carries fresh nesting material across the Wakodahatchee Wetlands on Jan. 21 in Delray Beach, Fla. Credit: Ronen Tivony/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Trump Administration to Finalize Protections for 11 South Florida Plants and Animals

By Amy Green
Shedd Aquarium scientist Andy Kough measures a queen conch at a survey site near Port Everglades. Credit: Aubri Keith

Ten Million Corals Are in the Path of a Federal Dredging Project in Florida

By Teresa Tomassoni
An airboat takes tourists on a tour of the Florida Everglades near Sawgrass Recreation Park in Weston, Fla., on Nov. 12. Credit: Jose Iglesias/Miami Herald

Now in its 25th Year, a Historic Effort to Save the Everglades Evolves as the Climate Warms

By Amy Green
A view of the Everglades on Miccosukee land in Florida. Credit: Lisette Morales McCabe/The Washington Post via Getty Images

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

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
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
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
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 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

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