Environmental Activism /tags/environmental-activism Environmental Activism en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 13 May 2026 18:44:48 GMT Expected closure of Everglades detention center is no accident given timing, environmentalists say /immigration/2026-05-13/expected-closure-of-everglades-detention-center-is-no-accident-given-timing-environmentalists-say Environmental groups say the expected closure of a detention center in the Florida Everglades is linked to their lawsuit. The center, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz," could close in the next month or two. A federal appellate court recently allowed it to remain open but sent the case back to a lower court. Wed, 13 May 2026 18:44:48 GMT /immigration/2026-05-13/expected-closure-of-everglades-detention-center-is-no-accident-given-timing-environmentalists-say Mike Schneider | The Associated Press ‘Climate cartel’: Uthmeier subpoenas environmental nonprofit for alleged trade law violations /government-politics/2026-04-17/climate-cartel-uthmeier-subpoenas-environmental-nonprofit-for-alleged-trade-law-violations The subpoena, served to the Environmental Law Institute and its Climate Judiciary Project, demands the group disclose its funding sources, communications with Florida judges, and role in climate-related litigation. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:13:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-04-17/climate-cartel-uthmeier-subpoenas-environmental-nonprofit-for-alleged-trade-law-violations Liv Caputo | Florida Phoenix Environmental groups sue over decision to strip protections from imperiled Gulf species /environment/2026-04-03/environmental-groups-sue-over-decision-to-strip-protections-from-imperiled-gulf-species A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Trump administration over its decision this week to remove Endangered Species Act protections from species threatened by oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-04-03/environmental-groups-sue-over-decision-to-strip-protections-from-imperiled-gulf-species Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix Young climate activists meet in Miami. Trump has changed their agenda /environment/2025-08-06/young-climate-activists-meet-in-miami-trump-has-changed-their-agenda For the past three years, the Local Conference of Youth (LCOY) has collaborated with the federal government to produce a national youth climate statement outlining recommendations for the how the U.S. should deal with spiraling concerns, from rising temperatures to more extreme weather events. Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:35:00 GMT /environment/2025-08-06/young-climate-activists-meet-in-miami-trump-has-changed-their-agenda Ashley Miznazi | Miami Herald Judge considers whether 'Alligator Alcatraz' challenge was filed in wrong venue /immigration/2025-07-30/judge-considers-whether-alligator-alcatraz-challenge-was-filed-in-wrong-venue Government attorneys argued in court that a legal challenge to a hastily-built immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades was filed in the wrong jurisdiction. Wednesday's hearing was the first of two hearings over the legality of "Alligator Alcatraz" in a lawsuit brought by environmental groups. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 18:49:52 GMT /immigration/2025-07-30/judge-considers-whether-alligator-alcatraz-challenge-was-filed-in-wrong-venue David Fischer and Mike Schneider | The Associated Press Conservationist Jane Goodall tells younger generation to promote hope /news/2023-04-05/conservationist-jane-goodall-tells-younger-generation-to-promote-hope She stopped at Florida International University as part of a world speaking tour, telling the crowd to have hope for the future of the natural world. Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:58:15 GMT /news/2023-04-05/conservationist-jane-goodall-tells-younger-generation-to-promote-hope Gerard Albert Key West remains divided over cruise ships. Did the city break its own rule on how many can come? /news/2023-03-24/key-west-remains-divided-over-cruise-ships-did-the-city-break-its-own-rule-on-how-many-can-come People in Key West have long been divided over the cruise ship industry's impact on the small island. Voters put big limits on cruise traffic in 2020 but state lawmakers canceled their wishes. Activists are up in arms about two days this year when two ships docked side by side at the same time. Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:10:00 GMT /news/2023-03-24/key-west-remains-divided-over-cruise-ships-did-the-city-break-its-own-rule-on-how-many-can-come Gwen Filosa Greta Thunberg was detained by German police while protesting a coal mine expansion /world/2023-01-18/greta-thunberg-was-detained-by-german-police-while-protesting-a-coal-mine-expansion Thunberg had traveled to Germany to join protests in the tiny village of Lützerath, which for years has been slated for demolition to make way for the expansion of a nearby open-pit coal mine. Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:30:00 GMT /world/2023-01-18/greta-thunberg-was-detained-by-german-police-while-protesting-a-coal-mine-expansion Becky Sullivan