On the same day President Donald Trump visited the immigrant detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” environmental advocates said they fear wildlife may forever steer away from the fragile wetlands if the temporary project becomes a permanent one.

Despite some bad environmental outcomes from this year's legislative session, advocates say, lawmakers still gave Floridians some things to celebrate.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday it is delaying by one month the planned cutoff of satellite data that helps forecasters track hurricanes.

Though construction and development have diminished the Everglades to half their original size, South Florida is still defined by this vast wetland. Just how, exactly, do they help protect us from flooding, which is intensifying as a warmer climate brings more precipitation and stronger hurricanes?

Child safety advocates are warning about the dangers of heatstroke from leaving kids in hot cars. Experts say vehicle temperatures can rise 20 degrees in just 10 minutes, even on mild days, putting children at serious risk.

Florida Senate Minority Leader Lori Berman is demanding Florida Attorney James Uthmeier respond to a range of questions she raises about the state’s “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention center in the Everglades.

A coalition of groups, ranging from environmental activists to Native Americans advocating for their ancestral homelands, converged outside an airstrip in the Florida Everglades Saturday to protest the imminent construction of an immigrant detention center.

Sarah Claridge, a communications consultant for PayByPhone, says it is part of a sustainability program where they are working with cities to improve air quality.

The measure bans drilling, exploration or production oil and gas reserves around marine estuaries.

Environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit to block a migrant detention center being built on an airstrip in the heart of the Florida Everglades. The lawsuit filed Friday seeks to halt the project until it undergoes a stringent environmental review as required by federal law. The lawsuit filed in Miami federal court says there is also supposed to be a chance for public comment.