Panel of judges keeps Alligator Alcatraz environmental lawsuit on hold

Panel of judges keeps Alligator Alcatraz environmental lawsuit on hold

A federal appeals court issued a ruling Tuesday that keeps an environmental lawsuit involving Alligator Alcatraz on hold, for now.The Miccosukee Tribe, along with Friends of the Everglades and other environmental groups, filed the lawsuit in Miami last summer, claiming the state and federal governments violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) when they built the immigration detention facility in the middle of the Everglades without …