Some tout wetland drainage as providing numerous benefits, including reducing emissions. This assertion is not supported by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Unique Wetlands Ecosystems Protect Us from Flooding, Filter Our Drinking ...

Since wetlands were first subject to federal regulation in the 1970s, federal agencies have been attempting to develop techniques for assessing wetland functions. The motivations for assessing ...

Constructed wetlands do a good job in their early years of capturing carbon in the environment that contributes to climate change -- but that ability does diminish with time as the wetlands mature, a ...

A bill that would repeal Indiana’s wetlands protections has been the subject of intense debate this legislative session, raising lots of questions about wetlands and the state’s current regulations.