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

Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge, an area of marshland at the eastern edge of New Orleans, is — in biological terms — considered an area full of wetlands. One of the last remaining marshes ...

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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a controversial bill into law this week that critics argue will lead to the loss of more wetlands across Indiana by reducing the number of wetlands that ...

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 ...

Stricter environmental regulations led the county to adopt a reverse-osmosis system, making the wetlands a backup. The wetlands now primarily treat rainwater runoff and provide a habitat for local ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in northern Michigan. Tucked about a mile offshore from Lake Michigan, in northern Michigan’s Charlevoix ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — On a sunny spring day on a farm outside St. Louis, U.S. Environmental Protection ...

Chicago, a city built on the shores, indeed the wetlands, of Lake Michigan, is no stranger to the importance of fresh water. However, it’s easy to mistake the lake’s vastness for abundance, forgetting ...