Wetlands are a key part of Florida's natural ecosystem are disappearing as population growth and development pave over them.

A federal judge has ordered a 14-day halt to Everglades construction at Floridas “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention ...

Experts testified newly laid down pavement would cause harmful runoff to spill into the wetlands surrounding the airstrip.

A US federal judge has temporarily halted construction at Florida's Everglades detention facility, dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz ...

A federal judge has temporarily halted the construction of an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, raising concerns about its environmental impact.

MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to construction of an immigration detention center — built ...

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

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say they were able to rescue a woman by helicopter after she was stuck in the vast marshland of a Florida state park. Various agencies were deployed to the ...

The state argued this week that a federal appeals court should overturn a ruling about permitting projects that affect wetlands, contending that “disastrous consequences flow” from the ruling.

The 14-day stoppage comes as a federal judge considers whether additional construction of the immigration detention facility ...

Florida's state-specific form, Form 62-340, is much longer and more complex than the wetland determination form used by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). A backlog for pre-construction ...

The federal government granted Florida’s request for wider authority over wetland development, a move announced Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, that came under immediate fire by environmentalist who ...