Wetlands make up just 3% of total land in Montana. But new research finds their benefits have much larger ripple effects.

In 1972, Congress passed the Clean Water Act, which serves as the country’s main safeguard against water pollution. It grants the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of ...

Four months ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided on a case that impacts waters in Wisconsin and across the country. Sackett v EPA resulted in diminished federal protections for wetlands – the natural ...

When Duke Energy unveiled its plans to meet North Carolina's aggressive carbon-cutting goals, attention quickly focused on the utility giant's plan to replace much of the energy produced by its ...

Weakening wetland protections could mean worse flooding in New Bern and beyond, according to a recent UNC Study.

A recent proposal by the City of Madison seeks to construct an affordable housing complex on the North Side of Madison, but there’s a catch — the destruction of natural wetlands. The city determined ...

Wetlands like freshwater ponds, swamps, and marshes are excellent natural water purifiers. They are also uniquely equipped to improve water clarity and quality through the removal of kicked-up ...

Jun. 17—DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — In a visit earlier this month to an easement outside Devils Lake, state Natural Resources Conservation Service staff praised efforts to restore the land's natural wetlands.

Central Indiana residents likely don’t realize it, but there’s a natural area just north of 96th Street working around the clock to help with flood control. Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve, owned and ...

Part of the natural heritage of northeastern Indiana is the variety and volume of aquatic features we once had. Most of them are gone, with estimates of wetland losses running as high as 95%.

An antelope rests in a swamp in Kinwal/HandoutAs the worldprepares to mark World Wetlands Day on February 2, Nandi county has mapped andrestored more than 500 acres of wetlands, improving both water ...

The Trump administration says the regulation will ease permitting expenses. Utilities say costs could shift to them and their customers.