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Everglades Detention Site and Proposed Incinerator Draw Environmental Scrutiny in Appropriations Markup
Summary
Members raised environmental, tribal and cultural concerns about an administration‑backed detention facility and a proposed incinerator in or near the Everglades during the House appropriations markup; Democrats pressed for environmental reviews and tribal consultation.
Democratic members at the House appropriations markup pressed for federal review and tribal consultation after the administration and state officials approved construction of a detention facility near the Everglades and county commissioners advanced plans for a large trash incinerator in the region.
Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D‑Fla.) asked the subcommittee to request a report and to block or at least require additional review before federal agencies fund or permit construction near the Everglades. “The Everglades is not just a national treasure. It’s the…
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