Fla. tribe wins another Everglades suit

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2002

A federal appeals court reinstated a tribal lawsuit challenging the $7.8 billion Everglades cleanup.

The Miccosukee Tribe asserts the plan was devised without enough public comment. A lawsuit was filed against several federal agencies and a federal advisory committee that developed the cleanup.

A federal judge threw out the lawsuit but the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed. Although the committee has since disbanded, a three-judge panel said the case could proceed against the agencies.

Get the Story:
Miami court revives tribal challenge to 'Glades cleanup planning (AP 9/5)

Get the Case:
MICCOSUKEE TRIBE OF INDIANS OF FLORIDA v. S. EVERGLADES RESTORATION ALLIANCE, No. 01-16226 (11th Cir. September 04, 2002)