Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Unique Wetlands Ecosystems Protect Us from Flooding, Filter Our Drinking ...

Wetlands are areas where water covers the soil, or is present either at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time during the year, including during the growing season, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHESTERFIELD, Mo. – On a sunny spring day on a farm outside St. Louis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee ...

Immature white ibis’ forage for food in the marshes along Singleton Beach Road on Wednesday, Sept.13, 2023 on Hilton Head Island. Drew Martin [email protected] Few words in the environmental ...

Weakening wetland protections could mean worse flooding in New Bern and beyond, according to a recent UNC Study.

Governor Eric Holcomb signed controversial House Bill 1383 into law on Monday, but the law has implications for surrounding states. Here's what you need to know. Wetlands are areas where water covers ...

The destruction of these natural environments is unfortunate because, as climate change causes more frequent and intense ...

The objection was drafted by Prairie Rivers Network. WNIJ’s Jess Savage sat down with Director of Water Policy Robert ...

Illinois wetlands deserve protection. Lawmakers should make that happen, while there is still time. State lawmakers can pass legislation that would restore the safeguards the U.S. Supreme Court ...

One September morning Jim Fulton was pumping fuel into a combine harvester and watching the sky for rain. Fulton’s family has been farming in Illinois since the 1890s. Fulton, who now grows mostly ...

IndyStar recently covered a warehouse development that would destroy wetlands in Marion County and wetlands across the state have been a topic of conversation during this — and many past —legislative ...