The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to change what’s classified as “Waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act, a change that could significantly limit ...
As the federal government looks to narrow the definition of waters of the United States, New Mexico’s wetlands and ephemeral waters will still have regulatory protections thanks to a 2025 state ...
Environmental advocates say the outlined revision ignores science and threatens water quality, while farm groups argue it offers landowners needed clarity about which parts of their land count as ...
The U.S. Supreme Court has stripped federal agencies of authority over millions of acres of wetlands, weakening a bedrock environmental law enacted a half-century ago to cleanse the country's badly ...
The ruling left many wetlands in streams vulnerable in the West, where waters can run dry for portions of the year but are ...
New legislation proposed in Michigan would change the definition of state wetlands to more closely align with federal standards. Critics of the bill warn that hundreds of thousands of acres of ...
PITTSFIELD — Starting in Cheshire, the Hoosic River watershed includes wetlands that are not always visible above ground. Some flow only during certain seasons, while others move unseen beneath the ...
As sweeping changes to the federal Clean Water Act in recent years have weakened protections for wetlands, Illinois has become the first state in the nation to officially recognize a conservation ...
When the Trump administration moved to curtail wetland protections in November, environmental groups warned the rollback could endanger millions of acres of freshwater resources and critical wildlife ...
Delaware became the last Mid-Atlantic state to create its own state-level wetlands protections on July 21 after Gov. Meyer ...