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

World Wetlands Day is celebrated every February 2nd to raise awareness of wetlands. This day also marks the anniversary of the Wetlands Convention, adopted as an international treaty in 1971. Its ...

Wetlands are distinct ecosystems that are comprised of exactly what they sound like: water and land. They can be found all across the nation, including in Michigan, but not quite in the same ...

Immature white ibis’ forage for food in the marshes along Singleton Beach Road on Wednesday, Sept.13, 2023 on Hilton Head Island. Drew Martin [email protected] Few words in the environmental ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Unique Wetlands Ecosystems Protect Us from Flooding, Filter Our Drinking ...

At the heart of the proposal announced earlier this week is a new, stricter definition to the long-debated legal term, ...

Federal protections for many wetlands could soon disappear under a new proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency and ...

The Supreme Court recently ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a decision to place new limits on the Clean Water Act. For more than five decades, this environmental law has ...

Illinois has few remaining wetlands. A Trump administration proposal could decimate what’s left. If the rule takes effect, ...

The change would codify a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision that removed federal protections for wetlands that are either seasonal or aren’t connected to streams, lakes, rivers and oceans. The case was ...

A silent but formidable threat is spreading across Northern California’s wetlands. The mute swan, a striking white bird once ...