The newly adopted regulations amend the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Act, which was originally passed in 1975 and began having amendments in 2022. The update defines new key terms, revises the ...

The freshwater marsh, which was created independent of the reserve in 2003 and provides natural treatment for stormwater runoff from the Playa Vista area, is a hot spot for birders.

Tidal freshwater wetlands once covered about 12,000 acres of the lower Savannah River, well beyond a wedge of saltwater that extended 10 miles upriver from the ocean.

But this area in the last 20 years, we haven't seen any ducks lately,” Songy said as the boat idled near a patchy area of swamp. The two-mile-long freshwater diversion will have a peak flow of ...

The Okefenokee Wilderness is one of the last large freshwater swamps that have remained largely pristine, but that could change soon if a company gets approval to mine heavy minerals not far away ...

Though construction and development have diminished the Everglades to half their original size, South Florida is still defined by this vast wetland. Just how, exactly, do they help protect us from ...

In Cameroon, abandoned mining pits are filling to become dangerous artificial lakes, claiming hundreds of lives and threatening animal species. “Of all the deaths recorded at abandoned mining sites, ...

“This is a swamp that’s been cut off from fresh water and nutrients from the Mississippi River for more than 100 years,” said Alisha Renfro, senior scientist at the National Wildlife Federation.

“Rather than working to facilitate the development of new housing and other development needed to support the housing market, DEC undermined those important goals by crafting new freshwater wetlands ...