Oral arguments in local efforts to overturn the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Act changes will be heard Friday, Jan. 23, in the state Supreme Court in Albany. Justice Richard Platkin announced the case ...

“Ghost forest” in Nags Head Woods, North Carolina, where saltwater intrusion puts low-lying freshwater ecosystems at risk. As sea levels rise, the ecosystems nearest to the water are most at risk. In ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced on Tuesday new regulations to protect freshwater wetlands across the state. The changes, most of ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study comparing the carbon-holding power of freshwater wetlands has produced measurements suggesting that wetlands in temperate regions are more valuable as carbon sinks than ...

A photo of a Delmarva bay in spring shows the wetland flooded. (Courtesy of DNREC) As Freshwater Wetlands Day took place in Delaware on Friday, some conservationists mourned a recent U.S. Supreme ...

The 2022 budget legislation expanded DEC's role by changing the definition of areas that constitute a regulated freshwater wetland. Regulation of wetlands is one of the most significant ways that the ...

It's no secret that Louisiana's crucially important saltwater and freshwater wetlands have long been fading away. But a new study shows things could get far worse. As the state's saltwater wetlands ...

Freshwater wetlands are nature’s superheroes. Covering nearly 25% of Delaware’s land area, freshwater wetlands are a vital part of our natural heritage and a key component of the First State’s healthy ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Hundreds of acres of Staten Island freshwater wetlands could receive enhanced protections under a proposal made by Gov. Kathy Hochul, providing much-needed support for a vital ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A broad coalition of environmental organizations called on the New York State Legislature to expand freshwater wetlands protections, continuing a persistent push to protect the ...