How tribal leaders, commercial fisherman and a few small environmental groups won an uphill campaign against dams.

Across the street from the Flamingo Visitor Center at the foot of Florida's Everglades National Park, there was once a ...

After a U.S. Supreme Court decision narrowing wetland protections, the EPA says it will revamp rules many farmers have long opposed.

The global length of ditches is unknown, but these unassuming bodies of water play a significant role in the global climate ...

Would the government punish a rural town of 56 people for draining water to ensure ambulance access for its residents?

Restoring a Northland wetland illegally drained and sprayed for a watermelon farm will take huge effort and expense, a local expert says. In a recent Environment Court decision, Paul Harvey and ...

In Illinois alone, more than 90% of wetlands have been lost. There are about 110 million acres in the United States, with more than half in Alaska — but nearly 70% have been drained and ...

more than 90 percent of wetlands have been lost. There are about 110 million acres in the United States, with more than half in Alaska — but nearly 70 percent have been drained and developed ...

Flooding the fields kills weeds and allows Wenner to grow food without chemicals once the water is drained. “This will be very productive ground when we transfer it out of wetlands,” Wenner said.

Wetlands are ecosystems, in which water is the primary factor controlling the environment and the associated plant and animal life. A broad definition of wetlands includes both freshwater and ...