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Alligator Alcatraz environmental assessment leaves ‘more questions than answers’
March 5, 2026 5:16 PM
For months, environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe have been suing the state and federal government over the opening of Alligator Alcatraz, arguing they ignored the need to conduct an environmental study before opening the immigration detention center in the middle of the Everglades.
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https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article314935849.html
Everglades restoration strengthens South Florida’s climate resilience, study finds
March 5, 2026 at 3:26pm
Wetlands in southern Florida are playing a growing role in climate resilience and contributing to net greenhouse gas reduction, but the benefits are conditional and uneven across landscapes. The benefits are also vulnerable to hurricanes, sea level rise and other environmental pressures, according to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by a collaborative team of scientists including several from FIU.
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https://news.fiu.edu/2026/everglades-restoration-strengthens-south-floridas-climate-resilience-study-finds
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WCIV (CBS12) — When it rains too much in South Florida, Lake Okeechobee fills fast. The new pump station to move 3 billion gallons of water from Lake Okeechobee to Everglades daily, and it’s part of the $8 billion of the state investments in water quality and Everglades restoration.
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Parks Group Opposes “Alligator Alcatraz” Detention Center in the Everglades
Floridians of every political stripe, including members of the Trump administration, have fought to make the Everglades the greatest environmental success story of all time. We must not risk all this progress for an inhumane facility like this.
FPL to seek base electric rate increases including $1.55 billion in 2026, December 30, 2024
Pointing to issues such as growth and a need to continue expanding its system, Florida Power & Light on Monday said it will propose a four-year plan to raise base electric rates.
Tropical Storm Helene forms, expected to become major hurricane as it approaches Florida
The forecast currently has Helene getting up to a Category 3 hurricane as it approaches landfall by Thursday in the Big Bend of Florida
La Nina and warmer-than-average ocean temperatures are major drivers of tropical activity
NOAA National Weather Service forecasters at the Climate Prediction Center predict above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin this year. NOAA’s outlook for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which spans from June 1 to November 30, predicts an 85% chance of an above-normal season, a 10% chance of a near-normal season and a 5% chance of a below-normal season.
NOAA is forecasting:
The upcoming Atlantic hurricane season is expected to have above-normal activity due to a confluence of factors, including near-record warm ocean temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean, development of La Nina conditions in the Pacific, reduced Atlantic trade winds and less wind shear, all of which tend to favor tropical storm formation.
To read more about NOAA National Weather Service Forecast:
https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-predicts-above-normal-2024-atlantic-hurricane-season
2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season
By NBC6 • Published April 4, 2024
Forecasters are predicting a “very active” 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, with 23 named storms and 11 hurricanes expected.
The hurricane season begins June 1 and ends November 30.
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https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/researchers-predicting-very-active-2024-atlantic-hurricane-season-heres-why/3276306/?break=nbc6127&_osource=newltr_station_Hdlines_wtvj
Miami-Dade County is ending the Miami Seaquarium’s lease and has ordered the facility to leave the property next month.
The office of Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava sent a “Notice of Termination of Lease” letter Thursday to Eduardo Albor, the president of park operator The Dolphin Company that manages the operations at the Miami Seaquarium.