In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court upended federal protections for America's wetlands. The 5-4 decision in Sackett v. EPA redefined a protected wetland under the Clean Water Act, stripping protections ...

The sweeping Supreme Court ruling has redirected regulatory power away from the federal government. Experts worry states aren’t up to the challenge. A landmark Supreme Court decision dealing a blow to ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. What will the world look like in 2100? Smithsonian ecologists are building CO2-flooded time capsules to find out ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in Sackett v. EPA that federal protection of wetlands encompasses only those wetlands that directly adjoin rivers, lakes and other bodies of water. This is an ...

Wetlands at Lake Waccamaw State Park located in Columbus County, N.C. Wetlands prevent flooding, filter pollutants and support wildlife.Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons In 1972, Congress passed the ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday cut back on the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate wetlands under the Clean Water Act, with a 5-4 majority continuing a trend in which the conservative ...

Coastal South Carolina is defined — geographically, culturally and historically — by its wetlands. From the tidal marshes of the Lowcountry to the swamp forests of Congaree National Park to the ...

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — On a sunny spring day on a farm outside St. Louis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin celebrated a new era for America’s wetlands. Flanked by farm ...

Just a short hike into a 200-acre woodland in Manhasset lie a series of shallow basins in the forest floor left behind by retreating glaciers. After a dry August, the basins are empty, but in spring ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South from Nashville. Every child I have ever known is drawn to water — to running creeks and ...