“Ghost forest” in Nags Head Woods, North Carolina, where saltwater intrusion puts low-lying freshwater ecosystems at risk. As sea levels rise, the ecosystems nearest to the water are most at risk. In ...

It's no secret that Louisiana's crucially important saltwater and freshwater wetlands have long been fading away. But a new study shows things could get far worse. As the state's saltwater wetlands ...

Gathered round Martha’s Pond in New Jersey’s iconic Pine Barrens, students in Claude Epstein’s environmental science class were instructed to put down their notebooks and simply observe. Under a big ...

Freshwater wetlands are nature’s superheroes. Covering nearly 25% of Delaware’s land area, freshwater wetlands are a vital part of our natural heritage and a key component of the First State’s healthy ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study comparing the carbon-holding power of freshwater wetlands has produced measurements suggesting that wetlands in temperate regions are more valuable as carbon sinks than ...

Adoption of the updated wetlands regulations have gone into effect across New York state. The regulations implement new statutory requirements under the State’s Freshwater Wetlands Act that will ...

Chautauqua County is leading the league in lawsuits seeking to invalidate the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Regulations. A second lawsuit asking a court to overturn the regulations was filed Wednesday ...

Increased warming in high-latitude wetlands seems poised to increase the activity of methanogens, or methane-producing ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A broad coalition of environmental organizations called on the New York State Legislature to expand freshwater wetlands protections, continuing a persistent push to protect the ...

After being accused of illegally dumping waste around freshwater wetlands, a New York business owner will be forced to pay a massive fine and clean up his mess. According to a press release from ...