A longtime provision of federal law called Swampbuster, which has protected millions of acres of wetland from being farmed, is facing a legal challenge. By Mitch Smith Reporting from Delaware ...

A flow of sediment from a decades-old river diversion has accidentally given birth to new wetlands. While that small delta is dwarfed by what’s washing away all around it, researchers have gained ...

In the arid region south of Mexicali, where the pale desert dominates the landscape, the Las Arenitas wetland feels like a mirage. But it is real, and is an oasis for endemic and migratory birds ...

Eventually, the 1972 Clean Water Act banned unpermitted disposal of raw sewage in wetlands, but by then the marshy land had become an illegal dumping ground for other waste, including tires ...

Warming temperatures may cause methane emissions from wetlands to rise — by helping methane-producing bacteria thrive. Higher temperatures favor the activity of wetland soil microbes that ...

In the soils of Earth's wetlands, microbes are fighting to both produce and consume the powerful greenhouse gas methane. But if Earth gets too hot, a key way wetlands clamp down on methane could ...

These changes, which took effect on Jan. 1, have redefined the criteria for wetlands, allowing the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to classify Oneida Lake as a wetland. Jennifer ...

The Wildlife Institute of India has proposed designating the NRI wetland, along with DPS Flamingo Lake, as a conservation reserve for aquatic birds. This follows a WII assessment highlighting the ...

Unidentified persons allegedly vandalised the statue of the chief architect of the Constitution, Dr BR Ambedkar, in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, police said on Monday. This is the fourth ...

Bombay HC issues notices to BMC, MCZMA, and Konkan Wetland Committee over alleged illegal development on Goregaon West wetland, following a PIL. MUMBAI: The Bombay high court (HC) on Thursday ...

Explore the threats facing Ohio’s wetlands and the fight for their future. Discover an ecosystem under threat and the people and forces working to save it — the fascinating world of the wetlands.

People take photographs of wind turbines at sunset at the Gaomie Wetlands in Taichung yesterday. The Gaomie Wetland wind turbine project — part of the nation’s initiative to harness renewable energy ...