Officials have released a draft Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan with revised goals, staggered deadlines and some gaps left open pending updated pollution data, aiming for a more realistic and ...

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge includes forest, marsh and shallow open water and protects one-third of Maryland’s tidal wetlands, which makes it an ecologically important area within the state.

When they last signed a Chesapeake Bay cleanup agreement in 2014, officials from seven jurisdictions set ambitious targets ...

Return to nature at this Louisiana refuge on the Gulf Coast, a haven for migratory birds and marine life with tranquil ...

Researchers are analyzing “big data” sets, including satellite imagery and 25 years of weather data, to detect early warning signs of decline in tidal wetlands across the country.

Built on degraded tidal flats in China’s Jiangsu Province, CHN Energy’s Rudong project combines 400 MW of offshore ...

Hampton Roads environmental groups are alarmed over a proposed federal decision that they say could undermine decades of local tidal wetlands restoration and protection. The U.S. Army Corps of ...

Scotch Bonnet Island is being swallowed along with New Jersey’s other tidal wetlands. Small squiggly channels of water have begun to merge, forming wider pools.

May 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court decision radically reshaped provisions of the Clean Water Act overseeing the nation’s wetlands. In a 5-4 decision the court decided with developers and farmers that ...

Federal appellate judges don't think a wetland near a hotel on St. Simons Island is protected by the Clean Water Act, despite what environmental groups say.

Tidal wetlands are the lifeblood of New Jersey’s coastal ecosystems, serving as breeding grounds for over 75 percent of the state’s fisheries species, including crabs and shellfish.

Beaufort County’s wetlands are disappearing and a Supreme Court decision removed many of their protections. Environmental groups are encouraging local governments to fill the void.