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A new era dawns for America’s disappearing wetlands as feds retreat from oversight
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared only wetlands connected to a “water of the U.S.” will be protected. That ruling, ...
Want to know if wetlands, so important to the environment, are healthy? Look to the birds.
Over the last 20 years, wetlands have been losing their most ardent advocates, especially in states like Minnesota, South ...
Framing wetlands as a flooding solution won bipartisan support in Wisconsin. Could it work elsewhere?
Today, the Marengo River represents a new kind of solution. Following the record floods, state leaders invested in opening up ...
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‘A living laboratory’: An accidental delta taught Louisiana scientists how to rebuild wetlands
While the science is clear – wetlands have lots of benefits and we know how to build more of them – the future is not. The ...
Africa's largest lake is turning green and it's a big problem for 47m people
Concern has grown over the appearance of the spectacular body of water, which has seen a proliferation of tiny organisms ...
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Environmentalists raise alarm as Wakiso loses 70% of wetlands
According to Ms Rebecca Bukenya Ssabaganzi, the district’s natural resources officer, Wakiso originally had 21,000 hectares ...
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Tennessee wetlands bill sees support from law firm that spearheaded national deregulation
Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that would roll back regulations for "isolated" wetlands that don't have surface connections to waters of the United States. (Photo: John Partipilo ...