Florida, Everglades and Alcatraz
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The Cool Down on MSNScientists make surprising discovery that could impact future of Florida Everglades: 'Predictions look very different'The Everglades are crucial in so many ways. Scientists make surprising discovery that could impact future of Florida Everglades: 'Predictions look very different' first appeared on The Cool Down.
Portable toilets routinely back up, sewage needs to be collected and trucked out, and swarms of mosquitoes attack detainees and staff alike. Without permanent structures, electricity or running water,
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials celebrated the opening on Tuesday of the Caloosahatchee Reservoir, a vital cog in the restoration of the Everglades. C-43 in Hendry County is intended to act as a catch basin for 170,
FORT DENAUD, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday celebrated a major milestone in Everglades restoration with the opening of the Caloosahatchee (C-43) reservoir, a project he called “one of the most significant” in the state’s history.
Two weeks after President Donald Trump toured the new detention facility in South Florida swampland, hundreds of immigrants, many of whom have never committed a crime, are suffering in hellish conditions.
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The Forward on MSN‘Alligator Auschwitz’: ICE’s Florida Everglades detention facility evokes Holocaust comparisonsThe forbidding site known as “Alligator Alcatraz” to some and "Alligator Auschwitz" to others reignites debate about Holocaust comparisons.
One of the largest flocks of flamingos in a decade was recently spotted in the Everglades by avian ecologist and restoration scientist Mark Cook.
The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Burmese pythons have terrorized the Florida Everglades for years. Scientists are hoping robotic bunnies will end the reptile's reign over the region.