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RESTORATION EFFORTS EVERGLADES
In the 1930s, a Florida nurseryman scattered Australian tree seeds from an airplane to dry wetlands; the trees later invaded more than 400,000 acres of Florida wetlandsIn the 1930s, melaleuca trees were introduced to Florida's Everglades. These trees were intended to drain wetlands for development and farm...- Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” detention facility may be emptied soon-here's what a top official says about the closureAlligator Alcatraz, the Everglades detention center in Florida, faces imminent closure. A state official indicates detainees might be relea...
- What is Alligator Alcatraz and what is its location? See Trump administration facility’s cost and concernsThe Trump administration and Florida officials are building a migrant detention center in the Everglades. The facility, called Alligator Al...
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- Peatlands worldwide are drying out, threatening to release 860 million tons of carbon dioxide every yearPeatlands, such as fens, bogs, marshes, and swamps, cover just 3 percent of the Earth's total land surface, yet store over one-third of the...
- Donald Trump to campaign in Florida, North Carolina battlegrounds on TuesdayThe White House says Trump will stop in Jupiter, Florida, on Tuesday to remind voters there of his conservation and environmental protectio...
- Obama details plan to tax excess oil company profitsDemocrat Barack Obama on Sunday detailed plans for a new tax on oil companies, a so-called windfall penalty on sales of crude at or above $...
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