wetlands

A snowy egret stands within the salt marsh at Station Creek Landing in St Helena, S.C., on July 10, 2023.

The EPA removes federal protections for most of the country's wetlands

7:41pm August 29, 2023

by James Doubek

The amended EPA rule is to comply with a Supreme Court ruling this year that narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act and the agency's power to regulate waterways and wetlands.

Cypress trees, some dead and some living, stand in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Fargo, Ga. Proulx writes about the swamps of Okefenokee in her book.

In 'Fen, Bog & Swamp,' Annie Proulx pens a history of wetland destruction

8:40am October 11, 2022

by Julie Depenbrock

Writer Annie Proulx may be best known for her works of fiction. But her latest book is a thoroughly researched and reported look at the role that wetlands play in our ecosystem.

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As water levels dropped in the marshlands this summer, the marsh water became too salty for the water buffalo to drink.

In Iraq's famed marshlands, climate change is upending a way of life

10:11am November 07, 2021

by Ruth Sherlock

Drought and extreme heat that scientists link to climate change are altering the UNESCO-protected marshlands. Iraq's average annual temperatures are increasing at nearly double the rate of Earth's.

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Water emerges from the headwaters of Nevada Spring Creek at around 44 degrees year-round. A mitigation bank provided private money to reconnect it to Montana's Blackfoot River and to restore a prized trout fishing habitat.

As Regulations Roll Back, Could Clean Water Protection Business Dry Up?

2:20pm February 01, 2020

by Nick Mott

The Trump administration is stripping clean water protections put in place by President Barack Obama, and some in the industry worry that the regulatory changes will threaten their business.

John Lopez, director of coastal sustainability for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, looks out at the Caernarvon river diversion. The structure diverts freshwater from the Mississippi River into the Breton Basin, helping to restore a balance with s

In Louisiana, Rebuilding Mother Nature's Storm Protection: A 'Living Coast'

12:22pm August 10, 2015

by Jesse Hardman

Officials hope an ambitious plan to divert the Mississippi River will revitalize the wetlands that are a natural buffer against storms and floods. Opponents say the changes will upset local habitats.

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