Judge: EPA turned 'blind eye' on Everglades

A federal judge said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency turned a ''blind eye'' to protecting the Everglades under the Clean Water Act.

In a ruling Tuesday from Miami, U.S. District Judge Alan Gold ordered the EPA to review water pollution standards set by Florida for the Everglades. Gold said the EPA must determine whether they meet federal requirements.

The ruling comes from a 2004 lawsuit filed against the EPA by the Miccosukee Indians and Friends of the Everglades. They claim the EPA violated the Clean Water Act by allowing Florida to change its water pollution requirements for the Everglades and to push ahead its pollution compliance deadlines.

The tribe called the ruling a victory. EPA said it is reviewing the ruling.