The result is a patchwork of laws protecting the nation’s wetlands. But if more Western states were to emulate their neighbors’ efforts and take action, millions of acres of wetlands could be saved, ...

The Hadejia Wetlands National Park in northwestern Nigeria is a vital ecological treasure, designated as both a globally ...

Nearly four decades ago, Congress established wetland protections in the 1985 Farm Bill, which governs crop subsidies and other programs, requiring USDA to develop “inventory maps” of wetlands ...

Tennessee, North Carolina and Louisiana have also redefined wetlands in their state laws and plan to allow more wetland ...

A map showing the Merck complex in Upper Gwynedd, with Sumneytown Pike at top, Broad Street at left, retention basins highlighted in red, and wetland areas highlighted in yellow, as presented to ...

On the maps, these wetlands don’t form a contiguous ring around the lake. Under DEC’s new rules, however, the entire lake, including a 100-ft buffer zone extending inland from the shore, ...

While the science is clear – wetlands have lots of benefits and we know how to build more of them – the future is not. The growing Wax Lake Delta provided data for the now-stalled Mid ...

The updated maps designate more land, specifically around 100 feet from the shore of lakes, as wetlands. This has raised concerns among town supervisors and residents about potential impacts on ...

The “floating wetlands” are part of a project that seeks to restore ecosystem balance in ponds and associated streams and ...