Eve Samples
Coverage of Eve Samples in the Nexus archive.
- ‘One of America’s worst ideas’: Plaintiffs push forward in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ environmental suit
The Florida migrant detention facility known as 'Alligator Alcatraz' has been shut down, but environmental groups are suing state officials over alleged violations of the National Environmental Policy Act. Plaintiffs argue the facility's construction caused irreversible harm to the Everglades ecosystem, including unreviewed pavement expansion and potential contamination affecting endangered species.
- Advocates demand inquiry into Florida’s recently closed Alligator Alcatraz detention center
Environmentalists and immigrant-rights advocates demand an independent investigation into the environmental damage caused by Florida’s recently closed Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center. The demand was made by groups including Friends of the Everglades and the Miccosukee Tribe, with the facility’s 12-month operation criticized as a waste of taxpayer dollars and an abuse of the Everglades.
- Now hitting deadline, Florida flunks Everglades pollution cleanup
Florida is failing to meet pollution cleanup deadlines for the Everglades, as manmade Stormwater Treatment Areas (STAs) are not effectively reducing phosphorus levels. The state's data shows a decline in pollution cleanup, with the STAs underperforming despite decades of pledges to restore water quality.