Wetlands are regions of land that are generally saturated with water. However, when rain causes water to pool on land, it does not constitute a wetland. More specifically, wetlands are areas where ...

A fast-moving bill in the Kentucky legislature would narrow the state’s water protections, leaving groundwater, ephemeral streams and wetlands vulnerable to pollution — with myriad downstream ...

The Canton Topgolf project would involve filling 7.5 acres of wetlands, including a rare forested wetland type. The EPA has objected to the project's wetlands permit, citing concerns about ...

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.

The defendants also conducted prohibited activity in a wetland of national significance and were found to have caused harm in a culturally significant area. A commercial farming company and one of ...

India's bristle worms are often overlooked. But they are crucial to the health of the country's wetlands – which is why local women are working to catch the poachers decimating their population.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) The sun sets over the marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, Oct. 17, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) ...

Credit: ALFAwetlands, WET HORIZONS, EU, Greifswald Moor Centrum, Public Domain In classic literature, wetlands—ecosystems characterized by permanently or periodically water-saturated land—have ...

The Environmental Management Commission voted to send to public notice and hearing a proposed amendment to “clarify the definition of wetlands” Thursday during its meeting in Raleigh. Commissioners ...

The goal of the Alberta Wetland Policy is to conserve, restore, protect and manage Alberta's wetlands to sustain the benefits they provide to the environment, society and economy. To achieve this goal ...

A thousand-hectare block of land containing precious wetland and native bush is up for sale in Eastbourne, and the regional council is considering throwing its hat in the ring to buy it. Gollan's ...