“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 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced on Tuesday new regulations to protect freshwater wetlands across the state. The changes, most of ...

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 ...

The projects include restoring the largest freshwater wetland in Acadia National Park and removing dams in Yarmouth.

Docks are pictured on Chautauqua Lake in this file photo. Two Chautauqua County organizations have filed lawsuits seeking to annul the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Act, with two more lawsuits filed in ...

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 ...

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 ...

In January 2024, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR), which sought written stakeholder input as DEC began to develop ...

TOWN OF JOHNSTOWN — More than 130 planning board members, code enforcement officers and supervisors attended a four-hour training on new state regulations regarding freshwater wetlands on Wednesday at ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) recently issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making (ANPR) seeking written input on the development of updated Freshwater ...

The 2022 budget legislation expanded DEC's role by changing the definition of areas that constitute a regulated freshwater wetland. Regulation of wetlands is one of the most significant ways that the ...

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 ...