Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claims that the newly opened “Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center has “zero impact" on the Everglades and restoration efforts. However, environmental groups and ...

A Florida Native American leader spoke out against a new migrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz," raising environmental and safety concerns for local ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis provided no materials explaining how he concluded Alligator Alcatraz has "zero impact." ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A group of Florida environmental advocates filed a lawsuit in federal court to shut down the ICE detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz. Friends of the Everglades said ...

A new state law aims to help developers fill environmental requirements faster, something critics say could throw the ...

Florida's attorney general says the migrant detention facility is on track to open in early July, at a little-used airfield in the Everglades. Environmental activists hope they can stop the project.

FEMA and Florida Emergency Management review a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program application, considering environmental and community impacts.

The group of Democratic state senators and representatives said they wanted to exercise their statutory right as lawmakers to inspect the Everglades facility.

Florida Democrats inspected the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigrant detention center, criticizing the $450 million site as environmental groups file lawsuit over ecological concerns.

Th Florida Department of Health office in Indian River County issued a health alert for toxic algae in the Stick Marsh on ...

Environmental advocacy groups like Waterkeepers Florida echoed those concerns and lobbied for a veto, urging residents to contact the governor. Their efforts ultimately fell short.

New bill may allow 900 developments in the Florida Keys, extending evacuation limits and sparking concerns about housing, traffic, and environmental impact.