Illinois’ share of clean water grants to states would dip to $11 million next year, compared with $105.5 million this year.

"This is a fantastic water year." Officials celebrate as iconic wetlands see remarkable comeback after years of drought: ...

The West is filled with land that helps to preserve vital wildlife habitats, according to conservation groups and ecologists.

Nearly 150 new Florida laws went into effect July 1 and some of them make big changes you need to know. Here's the list.

A plan to restore fish passage in the Blackstone River still faces obstacles over funding and questions over working with ...

Those who spoke Thursday during a public hearing in Raleigh urged the Environmental Management Commission to work with ...

As Vermont’s land-grant university, the University of Vermont, too, aims to serve the people of the Green Mountain State.

In Sackett vs. EPA, the Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that Clean Water Act protections don’t apply to many wetlands and ephemeral streams, which flow when it rains but otherwise sit dry much of ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signaled it could narrow which set of waters receive protections under the Clean Water Act — and will narrow protections for wetlands in the meantime.

A new bill, SB-601, aims to enshrine the Clean Water Act of 1972 into California law, ensuring state water pollution laws cover the same waterways—wetlands, creeks, streams, rivers, and lakes ...

“The Clean Water Act regulates where and how much we can dump into water bodies—water bodies being rivers, lakes, wetlands, reservoirs, etc.,” says Brinkerhoff.

The 1972 Clean Water Act protects the "waters of the United States" but does not precisely define which streams and wetlands this phrase covers, leaving it to presidential administrations ...