Wetlands are essential for life and climate. Discover what they are, why they matter, and eight key facts about these ...

Almost a quarter of freshwater animals, including crabs, crayfish, shrimp, damselfly and fish, are threatened of going extinct, according to a new, global study that was published on Wednesday. The ...

“Ghost forest” in Nags Head Woods, North Carolina, where saltwater intrusion puts low-lying freshwater ecosystems at risk. As sea levels rise, the ecosystems nearest to the water are most at risk. In ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday. “Huge rivers like the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday. “Huge rivers like the ...

WADMALAW ISLAND — Residents here are concerned that a planned wetland mitigation bank near the Leadenwah Creek would introduce salt into freshwater habitat for a number of animals, including the ...

In January 2024, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR), which sought written stakeholder input as DEC began to develop ...

Expansive changes to New York’s Freshwater Wetlands Permitting Program took effect on January 1, 2025, increasing regulated freshwater wetlands. The changes came after the New York State Department of ...

Freshwater habitats — including rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, bogs and wetlands — cover less than 1% of the planet’s surface but support 10% of its animal species, said Catherine Sayer, a zoologist ...

FILE - Lily pads rest on the surface of St. Moritz Pond, at the Blue Hills Reservation, in Quincy, Mass., Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2004. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a quarter of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday. “Huge rivers like the ...