Environmental groups in court over Alligator Alcatraz

Two environmental groups, Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity, have accused both federal and state agencies of violating environmental laws at Alligator Alcatraz. FOX 35's Marie Edinger has the latest information.

What we know:

Rep. Anna Eskamani testified Wednesday in a federal lawsuit challenging the legality of operations at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport—referred to by critics as "Alligator Alcatraz"—located in the Florida Everglades.

Environmental groups claim the facility was reopened without undergoing federally required environmental impact assessments, which they argue puts the delicate ecosystem at risk from increased human activity, noise, and light pollution.

Eskamani, who

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