E.P.A. Investigations of Severe Pollution Look Increasingly at Risk
The agency will no longer shut down “any stage of energy production,” absent an imminent threat, a new memo says, and will ...
EPA likely to move to further limit federal protections for wetlands
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced it will reconsider the reach of the nation’s bedrock clean water law and ...
Supreme Court stripped wetland protections, but this SC town won't let developers eat away more
Bluffton becomes first local government in South Carolina to pass wetlands protection ordinance after a US Supreme Court ...
World Water Day: Water is life, but how much of it is actually fresh and accessible?
This World Water Day, we explore India’s vast surface water network, which supports agriculture, drinking water supply, and ...
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This data platform charts the health of nearly every freshwater body on Earth. Here’s what it reveals
The Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer offers what experts call an unprecedented look at the world’s lakes, rivers and wetlands, ...
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Wetlands 101: What are they? Why are they a hot topic in Beaufort Co? Are they disappearing?
Beaufort County’s wetlands are disappearing and a Supreme Court decision removed many of their protections. Environmental groups are encouraging local governments to fill the void.
California bill would restore wetlands protections in wake of Supreme Court ruling
A Supreme Court ruling placed limits on federal protections for many streams and wetlands. A bill in California’s Legislature ...
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California Lawmakers Move to Protect Waterways
Anticipating that the Trump EPA will reinstate a 2017 policy that excluded seasonal wetlands and waterways from environmental ...
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EPA targets remaining federal isolated wetlands protections
New Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said the agency is pursuing a definition for the waters of the United States "that is simple, that is durable and it will withstand the ...
‘Puddles and ditches’: California considers protecting wetlands from Trump order
Trump — once again — will rein in the nation's law protecting waterways. At stake are seasonal streams and ponds. The move is ...
The Most Alligator-Infested Rivers in the U.S.
There’s a high chance that you’ve paddled alongside alligators if you’ve been in the waters of the southeastern part of the U.S.—it doesn’t matter whether you saw them or didn’t. These reptiles have ...