Wildfires in Everglades send smoke across South Florida
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In some areas, crews are relying on helicopters to scoop water from nearby canals and drop it on hotspots of the Mile Marker 39 Fire.
A wildfire burning in the Florida Everglades has prompted air quality and visibility concerns for nearby communities.
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Shutting down Alligator Alcatraz: Ending a blight on the Everglades and our humanity | Opinion
There are many reasons Alligator Alcatraz should be wiped off the face of the Everglades. The environment is just one but it's plenty. | Opinion
The detention center was quickly built almost two months ago at a lightly used, single-runway training airport in the middle of the Everglades. It currently holds several hundred detainees but was
MIAMI— A federal judge today ordered the state of Florida and the Trump administration to halt construction, stop bringing new detainees and begin winding down operations at the mass detention center in Big Cypress National Preserve known as “Alligator Alcatraz.