NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A West Tennessee lawmaker would roll back protections of wetlands in the state, allowing for more development in areas prone to being water-logged. Memphis Sen. Brent Taylor, ...

The Supreme Court's Sackett v. EPA decision limits federal protection to wetlands directly connected to a "water of the U.S." This change could remove safeguards from more than half of U.S. wetlands, ...

Marshes were drained and replaced by shallow, lifeless ponds. Old floodplain forests were cut down with no plan for them to grow back. Swamps and bogs were permanently drowned by open water. Minnesota ...

Reviving floodplain wetlands slashes carbon emissions by 39% and restores critical ecosystem functions in one year – without the methane spike typically seen in restored peatlands, a new study has ...