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 ...

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.

Though construction and development have diminished the Everglades to half their original size, South Florida is still ...

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, ...

“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 ...

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 regulations also affect smaller wetlands considered to be of unusual local importance – which Wehfritz said includes Chautauqua Lake and its watershed. “DEC Region 9, now interprets the ...