Wetlands are essential for life and climate. Discover what they are, why they matter, and eight key facts about these ...

A raccoon with a fish at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Naples, Fla. Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Wetlands are areas of land that are covered by water, or have flooded ...

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 vital ecological resources that provide several benefits in urban and peri-urban areas. They slow down flood ...

WHAT: A wetland restoration aims to revive the natural functions of a swamp or marsh. Wetlands are landscapes that receive frequent or continual water inundation. In Louisiana, there are two types of ...

Federal protections for many wetlands could soon disappear under a new proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency and ...

At the heart of the proposal announced earlier this week is a new, stricter definition to the long-debated legal term, ...

A line of development stretches across southwest Louisiana, where a new law looks to redefine what wetland areas need permitting for development. (Elise Plunk/Louisiana Illuminator with aerial support ...

Many acres of wetlands across the vast Mississippi River basin would lose federal protection under a the new rule.

WILLMAR - After several years of notably higher grain prices, farmers have an added financial incentive to increase crop production. The two primary means of increasing production are to devote more ...

Scientists are warning of a new virus discovered in China that spreads to humans through tick bites, with the potential to cause problems in the brain. Wetland virus (WELV) was initially detected in a ...

Scientists are warning of a new tick-borne disease called Wetland virus (WELV) that was recently discovered in China. A member of the orthonairovirus genus of viruses, WELV previously infected a man ...