The Hadejia Wetlands National Park in northwestern Nigeria is a vital ecological treasure, designated as both a globally ...

The result is a patchwork of laws protecting the nation’s wetlands. But if more Western states were to emulate their neighbors’ efforts and take action, millions of acres of wetlands could be saved, ...

Though construction and development have diminished the Everglades to half their original size, South Florida is still ...

He says the proposed map would have designated much of his property as wetlands. "There's nothing here for wetland," he said. "1,000 per cent." Lafontaine calls the wooded forest next to house ...

The new wetlands law eliminates the use of the old, inaccurate wetland maps and clarifies that all wetland areas greater than 12.4 acres are subject to Article 24 regulations. Freshwater wetlands are ...

On the maps, these wetlands don’t form a contiguous ring around the lake. Under DEC’s new rules, however, the entire lake, including a 100-ft buffer zone extending inland from the shore, ...

We all know that climate change has been causing hotter, drier weather, and that helps reduce the flow of the Colorado River that 40 million Westerners depend on. In the Laramie Basin of Wyoming, 67% ...