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Congressional Democrats seek to defund Alligator Alcatraz. ‘No cages in the Everglades.’
Democratic members of the Florida congressional delegation want to stop federal money from flowing to what they described as ...
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Nonprofits divided over Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir Project
WPTV is listening to various nonprofits who are divided on the project. All of the nonprofits have the same mission but they ...
Florida governor says Everglades restoration project is five years ahead of schedule
Originally slated to be finished in 2034, the Everglades restoration project is now expected to be completed in 2029, according to DeSantis.
Florida's immigration enforcement costs spark debate over detention facility
The annual operating cost for Alligator Alcatraz is reportedly $450 million. As Florida intensifies its immigration ...
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Everglades scientists surrenders to serve jail sentence over 'trade secrets'
Tom Van Lent was handcuffed in a Miami courtroom and taken to jail to begin serving a 10-day jail sentence in a case that ...
From archives: Remembering when rock star, Ozzy Osbourne, hunted pythons in the Everglades
In 2017, Ozzy Osbourne and son, Jack, hunted Burmese pythons in the Everglades. Here's what the 'Prince of Darkness' had to say about the snake hunt.
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Dispelling the myth about the Florida Everglades, Clyde Butcher and Betty Osceola join forces
Two people keenly familiar with the Everglades are on a mission to blunt to image stoked by the name Alligator Alcatraz ...
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Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Lack of Access to Counsel for People Held at Florida’s Notorious Everglades Immigration Detention Center
Immigrants’ rights advocates today sued the Trump administration over lack of access to legal counsel and violations of due ...