Center For Biological Diversity /tags/center-for-biological-diversity Center For Biological Diversity en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:24:00 GMT FEMA awards Florida $608 million for 'Alligator Alcatraz', reports Local 10 News /government-politics/2025-10-02/fema-awards-florida-608-million-for-alligator-alcatraz-reports-local-10-news The state of Florida has secured $608 million in federal reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for opening and operating "Alligator Alcatraz," the controversial immigration detention in the Everglades, WPLG Local 10 News reported Thursday. Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:24:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-10-02/fema-awards-florida-608-million-for-alligator-alcatraz-reports-local-10-news Sergio R. Bustos Environmental groups who oppose Alligator Alcatraz cheer court decision as 'landmark victory' /environment/2025-08-22/environmental-groups-who-oppose-alligator-alcatraz-cheer-court-decision-as-landmark-victory “This is a landmark victory for the Everglades and countless Americans who believe this imperiled wilderness should be protected, not exploited,” said Eve Samples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades, in a statement. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-08-22/environmental-groups-who-oppose-alligator-alcatraz-cheer-court-decision-as-landmark-victory Sergio R. Bustos Group files suit against Trump administration to protect rare pine snake in Florida, other states /environment/2025-08-07/group-files-suit-against-trump-administration-to-protect-rare-pine-snake-in-florida-other-states “These amazing snakes are hidden gems of the Southeast, but if they don’t get Endangered Species Act protections soon there’s a real chance they could go extinct,” said Jeremiah Scanlan, a legal fellow at the Center, in a statement. Thu, 07 Aug 2025 22:33:23 GMT /environment/2025-08-07/group-files-suit-against-trump-administration-to-protect-rare-pine-snake-in-florida-other-states SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± News Staff Environmentalists Heading To Court To Protect Disappearing Florida Plants /news/2021-01-06/environmentalists-heading-to-court-to-protect-disappearing-florida-plants The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice this week to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to designate critical habitat for the Everglades bully, Big Pine partridge pea and six other endangered plants. Wed, 06 Jan 2021 21:39:35 GMT /news/2021-01-06/environmentalists-heading-to-court-to-protect-disappearing-florida-plants Jenny Staletovich Proposed Antibiotic Use Against Citrus Greening Raising Health Concern /news/2019-03-20/proposed-antibiotic-use-against-citrus-greening-raising-health-concern Environmental groups are raising concern about a proposal to expand the use of antibiotics against a disease that has crippled Florida’s iconic citrus… Wed, 20 Mar 2019 17:22:13 GMT /news/2019-03-20/proposed-antibiotic-use-against-citrus-greening-raising-health-concern Amy Green Feds Say 5 South Florida Coral Species Are Threatened By Global Warming /science/2014-09-02/feds-say-5-south-florida-coral-species-are-threatened-by-global-warming Coral reefs have been under assault for decades from water pollution, coastal construction and overfishing. But coral today face a new and bigger danger –… Tue, 02 Sep 2014 15:04:09 GMT /science/2014-09-02/feds-say-5-south-florida-coral-species-are-threatened-by-global-warming Tim Padgett