“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 ...

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 ...

New Jersey's advocates warn against treating a strong state framework as a substitute for national policy. Water, they said, ...

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 ...

The brackish water was still as glass. As the sun rose from beneath a glaucous, marbled blanket of clouds, it saluted those ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Trump administration is moving to narrow which wetlands qualify for federal protection. But New Jersey’s stricter legal ...

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 ...