For decades, developers and environmental groups have disagreed about the scope of the Clean Water Act. The definition under scrutiny – the “Waters of the United States”, also known as WOTUS, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A wetland in the Croatan National Forest North Carolina officials are planning to restore wetlands like these in the Croatan ...

“Our navigable lakes have always been and should always remain ‘lakes’ and not regulated wetlands,” asserted Republican-Conservative Assembly candidate Andrew Molitor. “It is completely unnecessary ...

On May 25, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case of Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding the scope of regulatory powers applicable to wetlands and issued a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wells Beach, Maine. (Photo by AnnMarie Hilton/ Maine Morning Star) The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is looking to ...

A proposed state law could mean that the Supreme Court’s decision this week to roll back Clean Water Act protections for many wetlands has significant impact for North Carolina, according to ...

A bill that would help farmers and give property owners more options to develop their land but also could increase North Carolina's vulnerability to flooding is now on Gov. Roy Cooper's desk. The ...

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 ...

BEMUS POINT – A group of Chautauqua Lake Property Owners is eyeing a lawsuit against the state Department of Environmental Conservation to stop implementation of the state’s new freshwater wetlands ...