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Parks Group Opposes “Alligator Alcatraz” Detention Center in the Everglades
Floridians of every political stripe, including members of the Trump administration, have fought to make the Everglades the greatest environmental success story of all time. We must not risk all this progress for an inhumane facility like this.
Environmental advocates fear ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ may do irreparable harm to Everglades
WLRN Public Media | By Joshua Ceballos
The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Everglades have sued state and federal authorities and asked a judge to halt the construction of Alligator Alcatraz. They say the rapid construction of the detention center flies in the face of decades-old environmental law.