World Wetlands Day is celebrated every February 2nd to raise awareness of wetlands. This day also marks the anniversary of the Wetlands Convention, adopted as an international treaty in 1971. Its ...

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 ...

Wetlands are distinct ecosystems that are comprised of exactly what they sound like: water and land. They can be found all across the nation, including in Michigan, but not quite in the same ...

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, ...

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 ...

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. – On a sunny spring day on a farm outside St. Louis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin celebrated a new era for America’s wetlands. Flanked by farm ...

When winter settles in across Wisconsin, frozen marshes and snow-covered wetlands may look peaceful and lifeless, but that ...

The Supreme Court recently ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a decision to place new limits on the Clean Water Act. For more than five decades, this environmental law has ...

Happy World Wetlands Day from the driest big city in the world. OK, that’s not true. We may think of our city as arid, but Los Angeles harbors its very own rich wetlands (plus, Yuma beats us on ...

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 ...

Defend Ballona Wetlands Calls for Cancellation of Marina del Rey New Year’s Eve Fireworks to Protect Wildlife and Coastal Ecosystems. Fireworks are not the only way to celebrate. Proven, visually ...