Prominent Everglades Scientist Prepares for Jail Amid Bitter Legal Dispute with Former Employer Tom Van Lent is accused of stealing “trade secrets” from the influential Everglades Foundation.

Alligator Alcatraz, a migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, is surrounded by swamps infested with dangerous alligators and pythons.

Everglades scientist Tom Van Lent, 67, is handcuffed in a Miami-Dade County courtroom after surrendering Thursday, July 17, to serve a 10-day jail sentence for contempt of court.

With its efforts to bring the art and environment closer together since 2001, the non-profit Artists in Residence in the Everglades (AIRIE) has not only grown in size, but in depth.

Two influential environmental groups suing state officials over construction of Alligator Alcatraz are sounding the alarm over what they say is a “catastrophe” unfolding at the remote site of ...

Archbishop Thomas Wenski criticized the remote location of the detention site called "Alligator Alcatraz" and the rhetoric surrounding it.

With its efforts to bring the art and environment closer together since 2001, the non-profit Artists in Residence in the Everglades (AIRIE) has not only grown in size, but in depth.

‘Alligator Alcatraz' timeline: Everglades detention center from beginning to now The facility, referred to by the state as "Alligator Alcatraz," opened earlier this month, just days after ...