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 ...

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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, ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed limits to protected waters under a new interpretation of the Clean Water Act ...

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.

Well-meaning city dwellers forgo permits and official procedure to rewild urban areas across the country. In downtown LA, ...