From Marco Island to Cape Coral, map reveals 42,000 acres of wetlands gone amid development surge - bad news for flooding, ...

A new state law aims to help developers fill environmental requirements faster, something critics say could throw the ...

Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy looks to find answers to agricultural drainage issues for the future, while still ...

Over the last 20 years, wetlands have been losing their most ardent advocates, especially in states like Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

A pending court case could impact farmers across the country. At issue is a USDA rule aimed at protecting wetlands called “Swampbuster.” In place since 1985, it’s being challenged in court by an ...

In 2017, fewer Minnesota duck-hunting licenses were sold than at any time in recent history. The falloff wasn't a surprise: Wetland drainage across southern, western and northwestern parts of the ...

Constructed wetland models for Ethiopia We chose to build engineered wetlands and gravity bio-filters because they are effective at absorbing stormwater naturally.

Wetlands are among the most threatened ecosystems in the world. A new study, published in Nature, has found that the loss of wetland areas around the globe since 1700 has likely been overestimated ...

Buried waterways in Detroit increase flood hazards, and mapping efforts are underway to raise awareness and reduce risks.

The Natural Resource Conservation Service must decide which wet spots in fields are wetlands. Jenny Heglund, assistant state conservationist for compliance at the North Dakota office of the NRCS ...

The carbon footprint of Estonia's drained landscapes is comparable to that of our whole transport industry. Nevertheless, Estonian forestry and agriculture today are mainly dependent on drainage ...