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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Tracy Hames, executive director of the Wisconsin Wetlands Association, walks along a stretch of Black Earth Creek in rural Dane County. The creek jumped its banks during a historic flood in 2018 ...

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 ...

Bengaluru: India has overtaken China with 89 Ramsar-listed wetlands, marking a significant milestone in global conservation efforts. Karnataka is home to four of them. Disclosing this at Wetland ...

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 ...

Methane is responsible for roughly 19% of global warming, according to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. And while wetlands are champions at removing carbon dioxide (CO 2 ...

The construction of a major section of a highway linking areas in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis may directly encroach on wetlands and affect valuable wild species, a preliminary government ...