Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to change what’s classified as “Waters of the United States” ...

North Carolina officials are planning to restore wetlands like these in the Croatan National Forest and are concerned the program would be in jeopardy if Donald Trump regains the White House. (Photo: ...

For decades, developers and environmental groups have disagreed about the scope of the Clean Water Act. The definition under scrutiny – the “Waters of the United States”, also known as WOTUS, ...

On August 28, 2019, the California Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”) approved the State Wetland Definition and Procedures for Discharges of Dredged or Fill Materials to Waters of the State ...

Municipalities could string together smaller “swamps” into prime wetlands, hindering development, according to a opponents of House Bill 326, a measure that would change how wetlands are defined.

EPA heralded the rule as rooted in, but improving upon, Reagan-era Clean Water Act regulations. The Biden administration today finalized its definition of which wetlands and waterways are protected by ...

Democrats, environmental groups and business leaders are denouncing a bill that they say would further erode protections for Indiana’s already shrinking wetlands. Senate Bill 414, which deals with ...

A Senate committee will hold hearings Thursday on three bills aimed at clarifying the state’s wetlands and shoreline protection laws and making it a bit easier for the construction industry. One — ...

A new bill proposed in the Michigan Legislature would redefine “wetland” to match the new federal standard under the Clean Water Act.  ● The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa have petitioned to ...

Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge, an area of marshland at the eastern edge of New Orleans, is — in biological terms — considered an area full of wetlands. One of the last remaining marshes ...