Water & Wetlands

Victory for Everglades Restoration: Federal Court Upholds Army Corps’ Efforts Against Sugar Industry Challenge

Yesterday, environmental and civic groups, state and local governments, and advocates for Everglades restoration celebrated a major legal victory in federal court. The 11th Circuit ...
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Protecting Opa-locka’s Water: A Victory for Clean Water and Community Health

When communities come together to demand accountability, real change happens. That’s exactly what unfolded in Opa-locka, Florida, where a recent legal settlement under the Clean ...
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Alert – Everglades Law Center Appellate Victory!

This week, Everglades Law Center and our co-counsel secured a legal win in our litigation to prevent the development of the South Dade Logistics and ...
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Inside the court hearings in Atlanta opposing the Sugar industry’s challenge to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ approval of the Everglades Agricultural Reservoir

ELC is representing a broad group of amici curiae opposing the Sugar industry’s challenge to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ approval of the Everglades ...
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ELC in Federal Court to Defend Everglades Restoration

Today, Everglades Law Center (ELC) attorneys are in federal court defending the Everglades against a legal challenge that threatens critical restoration projects like the Everglades ...
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Opportunities and Obstacles: Climate Resiliency Planning in Miami-Dade

Check out this recording from our session “Opportunities and Obstacles: Climate Resiliency Planning in Miami-Dade” from Volo Foundation’s Florida Climate Week.  In this panel discussion, ...
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Water Wars: The Legal Fight to Protect Everglades Restoration

Everglades Law Center is dedicated to protecting the natural resources of South Florida, and one of our most important battles today is the legal fight ...
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Loxahatchee Slough

ELC files an Amicus Curiae Brief opposing the Sugar Industry’s Eleventh Circuit appeal

On November 20, ELC filed an Amicus Curiae (or “Friend of the Court”) Brief opposing the Sugar Industry’s Eleventh Circuit appeal of a loss in ...
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A 2017 photo of the L-29 Canal and Tamiami Trail bridge west of Miami.

ELC Weighs in as a New Phase in Everglades Restoration Begins!

On May 15, 2023, Everglades Law Center, together with the Everglades Foundation, National Park Conservation Association, and Audubon Florida, submitted comments to the U.S. Army ...
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