The federal government has for more than 50 years required those wanting to fill wetlands to get permits that require federal review. But recent court rulings have limited wetlands protection.

Wetlands have been used for agriculture for thousands of years. They provide a range of valuable ecosystem services, such as the provision of food and clean water, the retention of soil and the ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) South Carolina risks losing federal protection for over 1 million acres of wetlands due to a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, potentially opening these areas to ...

Wetlands are a critical part of our natural environment, and play a key role in supporting Australia’s biological diversity. Wetlands support waterbird, fish, amphibian, reptile and plant species ...

Rules put in place decades ago to protect dwindling wetlands that help clean water and protect Florida from hurricanes and flooding face a new challenge. State lawmakers now want to rewrite the ...

The bills would allow developers to buy credits for wetlands mitigation far from areas impacted and long before restoration is achieved. Rules put in place decades ago to protect dwindling wetlands ...

As of the early 1990s, only about half of Florida's original, 20.3 million acres of wetlands remain, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District ...