Christina I. Reichert
@cireichert.bsky.social
Senior attorney at Earthjustice, based in South Florida. Single mom. Former Unscripted Board President. Nintendo gamer. Pet collector. *Opinions my own.*
Big Florida lake ranked as the most polluted in the U.S. floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/09/b...
Big Florida lake ranked as the most polluted in the U.S. • Florida Phoenix
I am such a big booster of Florida and its features! I am constantly telling people about the many ways in which we beat the rest of the nation. We have the best state park system, one that’s won nati...
floridaphoenix.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Big Florida lake ranked as the most polluted in the U.S. floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/09/b...
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Update on the #Everglades: Closing arguments ended yesterday in the preliminary injunction phase of our case challenging the Everglades detention center "Alligator Alcatraz."
The judge indicated she will issue a decision before Aug. 21.
In the meantime, please be sure to sign our petition. ⬇️
The judge indicated she will issue a decision before Aug. 21.
In the meantime, please be sure to sign our petition. ⬇️
Axe Alligator Alcatraz
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is fast-tracking a plan to build a massive immigration detention center, cruelly named
act.biologicaldiversity.org
August 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Update on the #Everglades: Closing arguments ended yesterday in the preliminary injunction phase of our case challenging the Everglades detention center "Alligator Alcatraz."
The judge indicated she will issue a decision before Aug. 21.
In the meantime, please be sure to sign our petition. ⬇️
The judge indicated she will issue a decision before Aug. 21.
In the meantime, please be sure to sign our petition. ⬇️
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Column: #Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" ignores both Everglades environment and its history. My latest for @floridaphoenix.com also features shout-outs to John D. MacDonald, "The Simpsons" and "Airplane!" floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/26/f...
Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz' Everglades prison ignores both environment and history • Florida Phoenix
Last week, Florida’s recently appointed attorney general, James Uthmeier, announced that he had a pretty snazzy idea: Build the state’s biggest immigrant detention center in the middle of the Everglad...
floridaphoenix.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Column: #Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" ignores both Everglades environment and its history. My latest for @floridaphoenix.com also features shout-outs to John D. MacDonald, "The Simpsons" and "Airplane!" floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/26/f...
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Seminole Tribe joins Miccosukee Tribe in denouncing #Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous' plan to build an "Alligator Alcatraz" on their sacred land in the Everglades. www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/l...
Tribal nations band together to denounce 'Alligator Alcatraz' on Florida ancestral homelands
Tribal nations with ancestral ties to the land are denouncing the development of 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Big Cypress National Preserve.
www.heraldtribune.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Seminole Tribe joins Miccosukee Tribe in denouncing #Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous' plan to build an "Alligator Alcatraz" on their sacred land in the Everglades. www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/l...
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Editorial: Destructive & poorly planned "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades stains #Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous' fading environmental reputation. www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinio...
'Alligator Alcatraz' stains Gov. DeSantis' environmental reputation | Editorial
So much for Gov. Ron DeSantis living up to that Teddy Roosevelt environmental-friendly image when it comes to protecting the Florida Everglades.
www.palmbeachpost.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Editorial: Destructive & poorly planned "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades stains #Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous' fading environmental reputation. www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinio...
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#Florida panthers - the actual endangered wild cats, our state animal - not the hockey team, will face extinction from the massive sprawl Kingston & Belmar developments in Earth's last FL panther territory. www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/king...
Kingston development gets federal green light after years of delays
The project with 10,000 homes was approved by the U.S. Army Corps despite environmental backlash.
www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
#Florida panthers - the actual endangered wild cats, our state animal - not the hockey team, will face extinction from the massive sprawl Kingston & Belmar developments in Earth's last FL panther territory. www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/king...
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This case wasn’t just about a railway. It was about whether government agencies can ignore their responsibility to consider the foreseeable environmental harm of projects before approving them. This decision endangers communities and our environment.
The Supreme Court's Latest Gift to Trump Will Be 'Disastrous' for the Environment
Donald Trump and Big Oil notched a big win as the Supreme Court significantly weakened the National Environmental Policy Act.
www.rollingstone.com
June 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This case wasn’t just about a railway. It was about whether government agencies can ignore their responsibility to consider the foreseeable environmental harm of projects before approving them. This decision endangers communities and our environment.
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Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades
The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Last Monday, I was honored to argue before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to defend our victory that protects Florida wetlands and the threatened and endangered species that rely on them to survive. You can learn more here: www.eenews.net/articles/tru... @earthjustice.org
May 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Last Monday, I was honored to argue before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to defend our victory that protects Florida wetlands and the threatened and endangered species that rely on them to survive. You can learn more here: www.eenews.net/articles/tru... @earthjustice.org
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We're in court in Colorado, New York, and Texas this week fighting the Trump administration’s efforts to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport people without due process.
No one should be sent away to a brutal prison in El Salvador with no chance to make their case.
No one should be sent away to a brutal prison in El Salvador with no chance to make their case.
April 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We're in court in Colorado, New York, and Texas this week fighting the Trump administration’s efforts to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport people without due process.
No one should be sent away to a brutal prison in El Salvador with no chance to make their case.
No one should be sent away to a brutal prison in El Salvador with no chance to make their case.
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In parts of the world, environmentalists have long faced harassment, imprisonment and even death. The US has largely been an exception. But the treatment of people who fight pollution is changing. I talked to @abbiedillen.bsky.social about the latest threats
www.propublica.org/article/eart...
www.propublica.org/article/eart...
Earthjustice President Describes a “Fundamentally Different” Era of Hostility Toward Environmentalists
Abigail Dillen sees the increase of lawsuits targeting green groups as just one of the growing threats to environmental advocacy organizations — and the people who staff them.
www.propublica.org
April 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
In parts of the world, environmentalists have long faced harassment, imprisonment and even death. The US has largely been an exception. But the treatment of people who fight pollution is changing. I talked to @abbiedillen.bsky.social about the latest threats
www.propublica.org/article/eart...
www.propublica.org/article/eart...
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NEW: Earthjustice’s President Describes a New Era of Hostility Facing Environmentalists @fastlerner.bsky.social
Earthjustice President Describes a “Fundamentally Different” Era of Hostility Toward Environmentalists
Abigail Dillen sees the increase of lawsuits targeting green groups as just one of the growing threats to environmental advocacy organizations — and the people who staff them.
www.propublica.org
April 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
NEW: Earthjustice’s President Describes a New Era of Hostility Facing Environmentalists @fastlerner.bsky.social
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One day they’re working on fulfilling grant requirements, the next they’re being accused of participating in a criminal “scheme.”
The new threats facing green groups — and the people who work for them.
www.propublica.org/article/eart...
The new threats facing green groups — and the people who work for them.
www.propublica.org/article/eart...
Earthjustice President Describes a “Fundamentally Different” Era of Hostility Toward Environmentalists
Abigail Dillen sees the increase of lawsuits targeting green groups as just one of the growing threats to environmental advocacy organizations — and the people who staff them.
www.propublica.org
April 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
One day they’re working on fulfilling grant requirements, the next they’re being accused of participating in a criminal “scheme.”
The new threats facing green groups — and the people who work for them.
www.propublica.org/article/eart...
The new threats facing green groups — and the people who work for them.
www.propublica.org/article/eart...
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Zeldin and Trump have publicly called out environmental activists by name. On social media, people have responded to their allegations with calls to imprison the people he has targeted, charge them with treason and even execute them
www.propublica.org/article/eart...
www.propublica.org/article/eart...
Earthjustice President Describes a “Fundamentally Different” Era of Hostility Toward Environmentalists
Abigail Dillen sees the increase of lawsuits targeting green groups as just one of the growing threats to environmental advocacy organizations — and the people who staff them.
www.propublica.org
April 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Zeldin and Trump have publicly called out environmental activists by name. On social media, people have responded to their allegations with calls to imprison the people he has targeted, charge them with treason and even execute them
www.propublica.org/article/eart...
www.propublica.org/article/eart...
A huge win for the manatee and clean water. A federal court has held that Florida violated the Endangered Species Act when it failed to obtain approval from federal wildlife agencies for its permitting of pollution discharges that harm manatees. www.floridatoday.com/story/news/l...
Environmental group wins landmark manatee protection case forcing state to scrutinize Brevard sewage
A wildlife advocacy group has won a landmark manatee protection case, forcing Florida to scrutinize sewage problems in the northern Indian River Lagoon
www.floridatoday.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A huge win for the manatee and clean water. A federal court has held that Florida violated the Endangered Species Act when it failed to obtain approval from federal wildlife agencies for its permitting of pollution discharges that harm manatees. www.floridatoday.com/story/news/l...
Florida needs stronger water protections to clean up our contaminated waters and ensure that the species that call them home, like the iconic manatee, can thrive.
project.tampabay.com/investigatio...
project.tampabay.com/investigatio...
Wasting Away: Rampant pollution caused manatees to starve. Florida waters are getting worse.
A Times analysis of millions of water samples found dangerous contamination across the state.
project.tampabay.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Florida needs stronger water protections to clean up our contaminated waters and ensure that the species that call them home, like the iconic manatee, can thrive.
project.tampabay.com/investigatio...
project.tampabay.com/investigatio...
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The EPA's mission is to protect human health and the environment. Yet the Trump administration wants to end more protections for clean water, weaken protections against chemical disasters and make clean air exemption so that corporations can save money.
These are the impacts some scientists fear most from EPA deregulation
Several of the environmental benefits Americans experience today -- clean air, clean water, clean rain -- could soon be in jeopardy from EPA deregulation efforts.
abcnews.go.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The EPA's mission is to protect human health and the environment. Yet the Trump administration wants to end more protections for clean water, weaken protections against chemical disasters and make clean air exemption so that corporations can save money.
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NEW: We joined more than 20 other civil rights organizations condemning President Trump’s memo directing the DOJ to target lawyers and law firms that pursue litigation the Trump administration deems “frivolous” or “unreasonable.”
March 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
NEW: We joined more than 20 other civil rights organizations condemning President Trump’s memo directing the DOJ to target lawyers and law firms that pursue litigation the Trump administration deems “frivolous” or “unreasonable.”
Argument has now been set on Florida's and the Federal Government's challenge to our victory to protect #Florida #wetlands and the people and imperiled #species that rely upon them. @earthjustice.bsky.social will be there fighting.
www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/03/24/w...
www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/03/24/w...
Wetlands fight is teed up for arguments: Florida and EPA seek to overturn judge’s ruling
TALLAHASSEE — A federal appeals court will hear arguments in May in a closely watched case about whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2020 improperly shifted permitting authority to …
www.sun-sentinel.com
March 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Argument has now been set on Florida's and the Federal Government's challenge to our victory to protect #Florida #wetlands and the people and imperiled #species that rely upon them. @earthjustice.bsky.social will be there fighting.
www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/03/24/w...
www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/03/24/w...