| 单词 | wetland |
| 例句 | He tried to recall all he had been taught of the crannogmen, who dwelt amongst the bogs of the Neck and seldom left their wetlands. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The land below was bottomland, where red maples, trees of the wetlands, grew. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Would she miss the rolling blue hills of Virginias Piedmont, or fall in love with the great expanse of the Chesapeake Bay and the many rivers, inlets, and wetlands that embroidered the Virginia coast? Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z By this time we were heading into town on Highway 6, the road slicing through the wetlands park. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I swiveled around, but the Illinois wetland had vanished. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z You’d think a pig would leave a beaten trail in this wetland, but Crystal hasn’t or, at least, I can’t find it. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The Sunbird’s mud flap, flecked bloody green by the wetlands massacre, was impossible to miss. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Herold and Booth would have to hide in the low-lying wetlands and wait to cross. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z We exited the freeway, were heading along Highway 6, cutting through the wetlands park, when Faith reached up to adjust the rearview and looked into the back. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Frightful looked down on black ducks, mallards, bluewinged teals, plovers, godwits, yellowlegs, sandpipers—all the migrating birds that loved wetlands. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z After an endless trek through trash- strewn wetlands, we found the salt ponds: rectangular fields of shallow water. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z According to wetlands experts quoted in the paper, the whole thing had resulted from the pond being too shallow and the water too warm. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z As the pilot turned back toward his base, he pointed down to the wetland below. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z An hour out of the basement, Fang and I trudged along the dark corridor of road cutting through the wetlands park on the outskirts of town. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But they kept moving, jumping, they were everywhere, and our slow-motion journey through the bouncing wetlands only seemed to prolong the slaughter and make the crunch of bodies seem sharper and more deliberate. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Then, in 2013, she was invited to a New Year’s Eve party at a duck camp in the Louisiana wetlands, where she also took photographs. ‘You Can’t Stand in Louisiana and See a Glacier’ 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Woodland and wetland birding for ages 10 and older, 8 a.m. Community calendar 2012-02-08T22:39:05Z Headed north from Ruzizi, an Akagera game drive is also a five- to seven-hour highlight reel of gorgeous east African landscapes: open plains, scraggly highlands and the swampy waters of Africa’s largest protected wetlands. A Rwandan Game Park Defying the Odds 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Ride your bike, stroll a trail or bring a picnic lunch to get a better look at the freshwater tidal wetlands from which Kingman and Heritage rise. How to make a quick escape to nature in the Washington area 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z A third proposal entailed building a network of neighborhood-scale wetlands on disused tracts across the city; together they would form a natural buffer, absorbing wastewater and runoff before they reached the river. Can the Chicago River be saved? 2013-02-24T15:00:00Z "Want to tile your wetlands? Pay a tile tax. If every farmer had to pay a tile tax, they would tile fewer wetlands." Can more farmers be convinced to conserve and restore wetlands? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z For more than 55 years, the center has attracted scientists interested in learning about the environment generally and forests, estuaries, wetlands and agriculture specifically. Along the Chesapeake Bay, Smithsonian scientists research at a vast outdoor laboratory 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z The site – once home to a gravel-mining site – is now a diverse area of habitats from riparian forest to wetlands that host many different fish and wildlife. Friends of Cedar River Watershed host Cast & Dig event on July 12 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z In 2011 a jaguar reintroduction scheme was launched on the secluded island of San Alonso in the centre of the wetlands. Call of the wild: eco adventures in Argentina’s Iberá wetlands 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z This project, which became the book and exhibition, led Ms. Freeman to take multiple trips to Iceland, Greenland and Norway, and to travel through the wetlands in Louisiana over the course of nearly a decade. ‘You Can’t Stand in Louisiana and See a Glacier’ 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z During the tour, we passed a number of restored wetlands, home to many types of birds. In Chesapeake Bay, Poplar Island is a man-made miracle 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z This novel centers on two children — Bronze, a mute peasant boy, and Sunflower, the daughter of an artist — who are growing up in the wetlands of the northern Jiangsu province during China’s Cultural Revolution. The best children’s books of 2019 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z And Minorca’s eco-diversity extends well beyond the coasts: forests, deep gorges, wetlands, salt marshes and hillsides covered in lush greenery that sometimes look more New England than Mediterranean. 2010-01-09T01:05:00Z Mr. Hyatt found the bats for his recordings roosting 40 minutes south of his home, near the Indianapolis International Airport, along scrubby wetlands and woodlands designed partly as bat habitats. Vilified for Virus, Bats Are a New Album’s Seductive Stars 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z Pier 6, the furthest to the left, will be covered by patches of wetlands and lawn and volleyball courts. Architecture Review | Brooklyn Bridge Park: Brooklyn Bridge Park Opens First Phase of Large Project 2010-04-01T22:47:00Z It offers a chance to paddle Louisiana’s cypress and tupelo forests, meandering bayous, and the sprawling wetlands that sit on New Orleans’ doorstep and once laced the city itself. What’s new in New Orleans? The city’s post-Katrina highlights 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z I skived to the wetlands that bounded our farm, relishing the open solitude. I love you, said my mother – words I’d waited to hear all my life 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z As visitors stroll westward, they encounter a sequence of small ecological habitats — woodland forest, coastal grassland, maritime scrub, the wetland and, finally, the river. At the End of the New Pier 26, a Surprise 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z I worked 12-hour graveyard shifts at a delivery gate, which bordered protected wetlands. The working poor in the Hamptons: I cleaned a rich author's swimming pool while writing my own novel 2019-05-04T04:00:00Z Together we would walk the wetland meadows in our wellington boots, pausing every so often to listen to the cry of a curlew or to watch a snipe feed off the muddy places. I love you, said my mother – words I’d waited to hear all my life 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z SUN Foster Island tour, explore the wetlands, learn history of the area, 1 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-06-12T23:05:39Z From the windows, the distant horizon of pointy evergreens and wide-open expanses of frosted wetlands looked like a frozen dead zone. Explorer: In a Minnesota Bog, a Festival of Birds 2013-01-18T18:25:51Z SUN Foster Island wetlands, learn history of the area, 1 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-06-27T21:26:24Z In the 1800s, African Americans escaped slavery from nearby plantations and formed maroon communities deep in the wetlands, where few people venture. At South Carolina’s only national park, paddle through some of the country’s oldest trees 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Which begs the question: How can we conserve what wetlands we've still got, and build others back — especially in the places where they can affect the greatest benefit? Can more farmers be convinced to conserve and restore wetlands? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z The park led us to another nature area, this one along “petgatten,” a group of canals initially dug for removing and transporting peat, but now part of a restored wetlands area. Bikes and ferries combine for a freewheeling Dutch adventure 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Meadows bordered by native plants give way to an orchard and a protected wetlands beyond. 2 Art Havens in the Hudson Valley Offer Nature Indoors and Out 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z For me, it represented a long-anticipated opportunity to explore by sea kayak coastal areas such as the Ciénega de Zapata National Biosphere — the largest intact wetlands in the Caribbean. Want to See the Wild Side of Cuba? Try a Kayak 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z No small irony for me to be caught in arctic wetlands, as my career involves the implementation of wetlands law. From the bottom of the world to the top, two friends explore the poles 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Land which could instead be used for reforestation, wetlands, solar or wind farms, housing or parks. Five misused food and farming terms — and what they really mean 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Look in wetlands, coves along rivers, and around the Chesapeake Bay, especially at low tide. Egrets and other herons: How to spot these birds of a feather 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z Among other things, he's participated in watershed councils and helped development and management of wetland conservancy and ocean reserves. The fight to save our off-the-grid forest home 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z There are trails around the park, including a short loop through a wetland area, a beach house with restrooms, and a fishing pier and boat launch. 5 things to do in Ballard during the week of Aug. 21 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z The vignettes, timed to play at the golden hour, are casual, edifying and candid, asking us to consider the overlapping landscapes of the cemented-over wetlands, the skyscraper canyons, the storm surges. Theater Is in the Streets of New York, if You Listen 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z This project serves many agendas, from fishing and kayaking to environmental restoration and water quality improvements in the wetlands. Building Public Places for a Covid World 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z “It’s one demonstration of how wetland conservation is important.” Northern Alaska’s tundra swans have a long haul for winter break 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Easier on the wallet: attending the free concert series on summer Thursdays in the town gazebo or exploring the tidal wetlands, vernal pools and forested trails of the Thorne Head Preserve. Six U.S. budget vacation destinations 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Once again, there would be orchards and hayfields, wetlands for birds and hedges for hedgehogs, small, overlooked creatures facing extinction. 'Sissinghurst ? An Unfinished History': Restoring the manor to a fruitful farm 2010-05-19T21:58:00Z Army Corps of Engineers wouldn’t add any new waters, but it clarifies that seasonal and rain-dependent streams and wetlands near rivers and streams would be protected. News briefs from around Tennessee at 1:58 a.m. EDT 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z According to Cox, routinely plowing and planting on top of a seasonally dry wetland "causes damage that is severe. Over time, the basin fills in with sediment and those wetlands' values and functions are degraded." Can more farmers be convinced to conserve and restore wetlands? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Since it was established in the 1930s, the duck stamp has generated more than $1.1 billion for conservation efforts, including the preservation of roughly 6 million acres of wetlands, according to the service. Hunting theme no longer mandatory in US duck stamp contest 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Explore the park's birding habitats, in woods and wetland. It's never too late to discover Seward Park ? even by a full moon 2012-03-07T21:12:09Z It’s a key step in the process of rewilding Iberá, and if it works, the wetlands will become one of the best places in the world to spot the predator in the wild. Call of the wild: eco adventures in Argentina’s Iberá wetlands 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Many turtles, such as snappers, red-eared sliders and eastern painted turtles, live in freshwater ponds and wetlands but lay their eggs on land or climb on logs to bask in the sun. Curious about turtles? The shelled reptile is easy to observe. 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Six artists compete in the Federal Duck Stamp Contest, a competition run by the government that generates about $25 million annually used to acquire wetlands for the National Wildlife Refuge System. What’s on TV Wednesday: Archie Panjabi on ‘Blindspot’ and ‘South Park’ Hits 20 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Around 500 of those make the long journey south from Tibet to Phobjikha’s high-altitude wetlands each November. In Bhutan, Prayer Flags and Birds From Heaven 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z How to find them: Moose spend much of their lives feeding around water, so search rivers, lakes and wetlands when you’re traveling in the Northern part of the state. Who needs Pokémon when you have real Washington wildlife? 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z An open wetland with green and purple prairie plants sets off the boxy concrete building, striped with rainbow banners and topped with a 75,000-square-foot greenhouse operated by Gotham Greens. Looking at Where Chicago Works 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z I’ve gone kayaking with kids from a local youth development organization, Rocking the Boat, that teaches teens about wetland ecology and boat building. When the Bronx Was a Forest: Stroll Through the Centuries 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z His face capped with a nest of frenzied white hair that reaches down into a matching beard, Coco is as coarse and weather-beaten as the wetlands he knows so well. Visit the Quebecois Beaver 2010-08-12T16:40:00Z The bogs are tied in with conservation: every acre of bog is supported by four to 10 acres of wildlife-rich wetlands and woodland. Nantucket cranberries – painting the Massachusetts island red 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z A wetlands restoration project finished six years ago at the park is minimizing invasive species, making way for healthy native ones. River otters aren’t just cute, they are a sign of hope for the environment 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z The lodge is part of the Maquenque Wildlife Refuge – a remote area of lowland tropical rainforest and wetlands to the south of the Nicaragua border. It’s a jungle out there: Costa Rica with kids 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z The works present as stormy, earth-toned abstractions, but they are deeply site-responsive, their ingredients gathered in New Mexican mesas, Ozarks bluffs, Louisiana wetlands. Her Art Reads the Land in Deep Time 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z In February, it opened its second engineered wetland in South L.A., a boggy, weedy marsh on the site of a former MTA bus yard. Is that a forest downtown? 2012-07-07T16:00:00Z “We don’t have any real wetlands left, so this is what the birds use,” he said as he guided his truck onto a nondescript dirt road that led into flooded taro fields. The U.S. Issue:?Explorer: An Eden for Rare Birds in Hawaii 2011-05-13T20:14:41Z As Paul Greenberg, the author of “Four Fish,” “American Catch” and, most recently, “The Omega Principle,” told me, “Shrimp breed like crazy and grow like bugs wherever there’s wetlands.” What Are We Supposed to Think About Shrimp? 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z It wreaks havoc on the state's fragile wetlands by devouring the roots of erosion-stopping marsh plants. 'Cable Guy' tours country for History Channel 2012-01-05T15:58:08Z I’ve long been in love with the Lowcountry, a wild labyrinth of rivers, islands, maritime forests, wetlands, savannas and marshes that stretch south from Charleston to the Savannah River. Less than a mile from Hilton Head, this S.C. island couldn’t be more different 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z “As wetlands were paved over and forests were felled, different species came into novel, prolonged contact with each other,” she explains. Review: ‘Pandemic’ Explains How to Host the Perfect Pathogen Party 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Houses, shopping centers and golf courses appeared where the wetlands used to be. At the March for Our Lives, you’ll see her name again. But who was Marjory Stoneman Douglas? 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z In northern Kazakhstan, Saryarka comprises over 500,000 acres of wetlands which as many as 16 million threatened birds use as a resting point in their migration cycle. New Natural Wonders 2010-10-29T16:00:00Z We claim the Everglades as our own wetland wonder. Visit the South's Arch Country 2011-05-18T13:20:07.640Z Slide south far enough and long enough and you eventually fetch up in the delta wetlands of Louisiana, a landscape still reeling from the aftermath of hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill. Autumn movie preview: how this year's Oscar contenders warn of America's fall 2012-08-09T19:00:00Z Once the government had reacquired significant land, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order in 1939 to preserve the area and its wetlands southeast of Colville for migratory birds and other wildlife. Revamped wildlife refuge has a lot to offer 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z Nicol wants to transform the area into a wetland park, but says local officials insist on reclaiming the land for agriculture. Can we build a sustainable Japan? 2013-03-12T18:50:00Z Cherish Parrish, an Anishinaabeg basket-weaver whose work will appear in the exhibition alongside her mother’s, harvests black ash bark from the swamps of the Michigan wetlands and turns it into baskets, much like her ancestors. The Hand of Native American Women, Visible at Last 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Maryland is renting a herd of goats and sheep to eat the invasive weeds in the state’s wetlands, eschewing lawnmowers that would leave deep ruts, possibly destroying the habitat of the endangered bog turtle. Circa Now: Local Efforts to Help the Earth 2010-10-13T21:40:00Z The $3.5-billion project encompasses 70 acres of wetlands for kayaking and birding. Square-Foot Supersizing in the Tropics 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z No longer just protecting animals from bullets, they expanded their mission to save “shrubbery and wetlands from bulldozers.” The Long History of Those Who Fought to Save the Animals 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z Known for its large ponds of colorful aquatic plants in the summer, this park also contains Washington’s last untouched tidal wetland, making it a haven for wildlife. As Junior Rangers, kids can help protect our national parks 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z The loss of habitats, especially wetlands, devastated fisheries and wildlife. Three Authors See Water, Water Everywhere, for Better and Worse 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z This is the start of the south Broads: the quieter, wilder bit of England's largest wetlands, before you get up to the ice-cream-and-cruiser part of the National Park. Bungay - the perfect country retreat 2010-12-21T10:57:00Z It connects indoors and outdoors with large windows and expansive outside learning areas, including ponds, wetlands and an open-air lab. How an Indigenous Architect Came Out of His Shell 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z In one section of the wetlands, heaters warmed the grasses by 3, 6 and 9 degrees above the air temperature. Along the Chesapeake Bay, Smithsonian scientists research at a vast outdoor laboratory 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Ultimately, half the project’s 18,000 acres will be reserved for parks, wetlands and lakes. In Southwest Florida, taking a shine to the nation’s first solar-powered town 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z The entire 270-square-mile island is a Unesco biosphere reserve, a designation issued in 1993 for the rich flora and fauna that thrive in Minorca’s forests, gorges, wetlands, salt marshes and hillsides. Minorca, Off the Coast of Spain, Is a Tranquil Biosphere Reserve 2012-04-13T17:28:35Z This patch of coastal wetland between highway and marsh, just behind downtown Brunswick, Ga., is a kind of pilgrimage site — though no sign points to it. A Vanishing Masterpiece in the Georgia Marshes 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z With the collaboration of the Chicago artist Theaster Gates, the team kept the statue of Tom Lee in mind while planning the park’s topography, which meanders and coalesces much like the Mississippi’s oxbows and wetlands. Will World-Class Architecture Bring Civic Pride Back to Memphis? 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z The course is beautiful and challenging, filled with short little ups and downs, creeks, wetlands and mossy evergreen groves. Mount Baker offers many winter wanders beyond the ski area 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z Poi demand is booming, supporting this cluster of taro farms in the Hanalei River valley, which serves as a stand-in water bird habitat to replace lost native wetlands. The U.S. Issue:?Explorer: An Eden for Rare Birds in Hawaii 2011-05-13T20:14:41Z A super colony refers to tens of thousands of nesting birds, and at this wetlands preserve in Florida, those include egrets, herons, Roseate spoonbills, wood storks and more. At national parks and zoos, it’s prime time for baby animals 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z Now they are ghost towns surrounded by 200 square miles of wetlands. Explorer: In a Minnesota Bog, a Festival of Birds 2013-01-18T18:25:51Z Investigators said soon after her remains were found that she drowned in a drug-induced haze after wandering into the wetland; her relatives have long disputed that determination. Police in Long Island serial killer case reveal new evidence 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z In the program, there’s a scene in which four researchers are struggling to hold onto an annoyed green anaconda in the wetlands of Venezuela that looks to be about 20 feet long. | 'Titanoboa: Monster Snake': ?Titanoboa: Monster Snake? on Smithsonian Channel 2012-03-30T21:45:32Z The wetlands on the grounds of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian are one of the most serene and magical spots in all of Washington. Review | New Native American memorial offers peace in the heart of one of the city’s few wild spaces 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z In 2019, for her first major biennial, in Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates, she built six outdoor geometric sculptures with sight lines calculated to interact with the ocean and wetlands. An Artist’s Gateway to Freedom and Possibility 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z One crucial way to mitigate sea-level rise, say Covi and many other experts, is to restore natural defenses like marsh vegetation and wetlands. Welcome to Virginia Beach, home of the East Coast’s fastest-rising sea level 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z Sandy beaches, tidal marsh, freshwater wetlands and a maritime forest provide habitat for a diversity of wildlife. Paddlers don’t have to look far to find stellar kayak excursions in the Mid-Atlantic 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z I love these places: small towns, weedy railroad tracks, bridges over bayous leading to wetlands that give way to the oil rig-dotted Gulf of Mexico. Literary Louisiana 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z The landscape alternates between the dry, grassy dunes and less extensive, but remarkable wetlands. A Prairie Prologue in Nebraska 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z SAT Woodland and wetland birding, binoculars provided, minimum age 10, 8 a.m. Community calendar 2012-01-11T22:32:04Z Opening in November and running through July 2022 at the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building, “Futures” will include site-specific art installations, a wetlands exhibit, a flying car and — of course — robots. The Smithsonian is turning 175. It’s celebrating with robots, flying cars and hope. 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z Visitors will see a re-creation of the Zapata wetlands — home to the endangered Cuban crocodile — as well as a reconstructed cave showcasing fossil remains of a giant ground sloth. Around Town for Dec. 2-8 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z At the 3,000-foot summit, a nature trail curved through an alpine wetland where pools reflected gnarled trees and clouds. Mountains? Rain forests? Fjords? New Zealand’s Fiordland National Park has them all. 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Researchers found that wetlands situated on farms, which are, ironically, places that generate so much nitrate pollution in the first place, have the greatest filtering potential. Can more farmers be convinced to conserve and restore wetlands? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z In fact, the highlight of the stop was the Y Water Discovery Centre, a large wetland area for hiking and nature watching. Cycling Along the Great Victorian Rail Trail 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Each of these, he explained, represents an aspect of Russia’s varied regional landscapes: tundra, the steppe, the wetlands, birch forests. In Moscow’s Newest Park, All of Russia Comes Together 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Routes 97 and 62 in California and Oregon, respectively, and passes grasslands, wetlands, ranches, waterfalls, pristine lakes and Mount Shasta until reaching Crater Lake National Park. In Oregon’s lone National Park, hike the country’s deepest, bluest lake 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Within a few miles, fields filled with cows, and scrubby trees gave way to a lunar landscape of black and gray slate on one side, wetlands on the other. Minorca, Off the Coast of Spain, Is a Tranquil Biosphere Reserve 2012-04-13T17:28:35Z We cut through streams and wetlands, where herons flew over fields of yucca and howler monkeys slept in the trees. Footsteps: A Remote Colombia City That Really Does Exist 2014-04-30T14:56:57Z In an adjacent wetland, several hundred pink pelicans took flight like cherry blossom petals in the wind, making me momentarily forget my nausea and angle for a better view. In Chad, the Elephants (So Many Elephants) Are Back 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z On the flip side is Ohio's H2Ohio program, which currently has 44 clean-water projects in the works and has earmarked $5 million to fund farmers willing to restore wetlands on their property. Can more farmers be convinced to conserve and restore wetlands? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Scan wetlands looking for frog eggs and tadpoles. Frogs and toads: What’s the difference? 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z I also spent two or three hours a day biking in wetlands and I realized: Oh my God, I’ve been living all my life in a space without windows. After 40 Years, a Luminary of Theater’s Avant-Garde Departs 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z The herons of the Courtly Hunt Cards step gracefully in a wetland landscape worthy of Audubon, with distant vistas and shimmering pools. With These Cards, Every Hand’s a Winner 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z EWG's Cox doesn't thinks any voluntary incentive program will make the critical difference in increasing wetlands or decreasing nitrate runoff. Can more farmers be convinced to conserve and restore wetlands? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Agriculture is the biggest polluter of our rivers and streams and the second biggest polluter of the wetlands themselves. Can more farmers be convinced to conserve and restore wetlands? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z As a result, wetland restoration and conservation "is not happening at scale, with the intensity we need," he says. Can more farmers be convinced to conserve and restore wetlands? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Most freshwater birds that live in wetlands have rebounded, due in large part to the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. Protecting fragile bird species, one garden at a time There, some 15,000 fragmented acres of rolling lakeside dunes, wetlands and forest are interspersed with steel mills and power plants near the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor. Escape From the City: 9 Winter Outings That Fight Cabin Fever 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z I stand with another cousin along a fenceline overlooking the wetland's southern edge, staring into a patch of brush that in past years has proven to be a reliable exit path for scared deer. A Thanksgiving hunt to remind ourselves that dinner means death 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z The slope falling off steeply to wetland in front of the house was also important, since evil spirits would find it hard to climb the hill. Bedtime Under Glass 2013-12-12T03:49:39Z Embarking early from Washington and heading east across the Chesapeake Bay and the tidal wetlands that surround it delivers one to the eerily serene, deserted shores of the Atlantic. Escape From the City: 9 Winter Outings That Fight Cabin Fever 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z They were a "weakness," he says, in the 1985 Farm Bill's "Swampbuster" provision, which otherwise prevents farmers from draining wetlands if they want to remain eligible for farm subsidies. Can more farmers be convinced to conserve and restore wetlands? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z But this memoir is also a political book, one in which Biden touts his accomplishments and makes frequent forays into the wetlands of foreign and domestic policy. In Joe Biden’s Memoir, Private Grief and Its Effect on a Public Life 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z On the southern boundary, near 12th Street South, a rain garden will appear as a wetland meadow. Delivering a connection with nature to Amazon’s HQ2, in the form of a 2.5-acre public garden 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z SAT Explore woodland and wetland birding habitats, binoculars provided, for ages 10 and older, 8 a.m. Community calendar 2012-03-07T21:12:07Z The 2,600-acre wilderness preserve includes pine, maple and birch, along with wetlands adorned with tall grasses and shockingly purple wild lupines. On Wisconsin Islands, a Warm Welcome and Brisk Waters 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z She referred to historical maps of Manhattan that showed where all the waterways, wetlands and hills existed, and discovered a river underneath the townhouse. 7 mistakes homeowners make when renovating older properties 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z The resulting wetlands often attract wildlife diversity where none had existed. With beavers in the suburbs, park officials look to balance needs of humans and ‘nature’s engineers’ 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Fish & Wildlife Service tells her story through its 28,000 acres of wetlands, forest and open fields. Finding Traces of Harriet Tubman on Maryland’s Eastern Shore 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z Expect to see wetlands, bridges, river islands, and garden sculptures. These Are the World's Best Biking Cities 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Around us was wetland 8 to 10 inches deep, and underneath that, permafrost, some of it 2,000 feet thick. This 414-mile road to the Arctic Ocean is one of the world’s most remote highways 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Thematic sections: tropical forests, wetlands and rivers, grasslands, Madagascar, and deserts. Smithsonian exhibition offers glimpses of Africa’s mighty wildlife 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z A video shows a conclave where dozens of the long-necked, spindly legged birds flock at a wetland hangout. In the galleries: Artist takes a detour on her journey to the past 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z “The Depresión Momposina is an incredible but fragile and special wetland in that it acts as a sponge for the rest of the country,” he said. Footsteps: A Remote Colombia City That Really Does Exist 2014-04-30T14:56:57Z “She and the other celebrities have been instrumental in rallying national support for restoration of our beaches, wetlands and Gulf Coast environment.” Sandra Bullock to Remain Part of Oil-Spill Campaign 2010-08-11T14:21:00Z Restored rivers and wetlands draw migratory birds, hikers and bikers. Germany’s Ruhr valley beckons with converted coal mines and a unique industrial heritage 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The park also includes rain forest and wetland habitats, and coral reefs. What Dominica is: Beautiful, natural. What it’s not: Cluttered with resorts. 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z In Eastern Europe, the largely agricultural region of Zuvintas, Lithuania, was chosen for its wetlands and lowlands. Minorca, Off the Coast of Spain, Is a Tranquil Biosphere Reserve 2012-04-13T17:28:35Z Journey through Florida’s freshwater springs, simulated wetlands, shallow bays and beaches, and a coral reef ecosystem populated with native species of mammals, fish and other creatures. Tampa reinvents itself to show off its shores 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z During World War II, the Army thought the punishing conditions made it an ideal place to establish Camp Hale, which sat on a boggy wetland just outside the town. Journeys: Step by Step, Hut by Hut in Colorado 2011-08-19T18:55:00Z On one hand, there were wild birds galore perched on the dock’s railing, flying overhead and wading in the nearby wetlands. In Chesapeake Bay, Poplar Island is a man-made miracle 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Activities include wildlife observation, photography and a 10-mile auto tour past wetlands, grasslands and bird blinds. The Calif. national park — with lava beds — that most people don’t know about 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Healthy Water, Healthy Food: Drop-in work party to remove invasive plants and spread mulch to improve wetland, with water-education games and activities, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. U District Street Fair | Community Corner 2013-05-17T15:39:11Z “Former hunters are now using their knowledge of the wetlands and its wildlife to become nature guides.” Call of the wild: eco adventures in Argentina’s Iberá wetlands 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z The title of the exhibition, “Lamentations,” evokes an essentially lost world — lost birds, lost glaciers, lost acres of wetland — but for Ms. Freeman, it’s also about the urgency of change. ‘You Can’t Stand in Louisiana and See a Glacier’ 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Since 2017, she had led the Snug Harbor Cultural Center on Staten Island in New York, which encompasses 26 buildings, 14 botanical gardens, 10 acres of wetlands, a farm and a contemporary art center. The National Building Museum wants to be at the center of the climate change conversation 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z One of the craziest adaptations to street use is the bald cypress, a deciduous conifer associated with Southern wetlands, now being used in the District. D.C. has become a leader in a movement to plant more diverse city trees 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z My favorite stretch is in Malibu, 25 miles or so of highway that will reward you with a sunny blur of California coast: beaches, mountains, ocean, wetlands and surfers. Journeys: Correspondents Select Some of Their Favorite Roads 2012-05-20T22:47:22Z We traveled to the western side of the island to explore a wide range of bird habitats, from forests to mountains to coastal wetlands, including the wild and sparsely populated Guanahacabibes Peninsula. A birding adventure in Cuba 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z There are also the environmental concerns; a contiguous structure could affect more than 111 endangered species, as well as various wildlife refuges and protected wetlands. Almost 100 California entities are interested in building Trump's border wall 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Doñana’s wetlands flood for six months annually, which is great for birds migrating to and from Africa and not so great for amateur Atlantis seekers. My Quest for Atlantis 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z The distractions along the Great Victorian Rail Trail are many, as the path runs through remarkable scenery: wetlands and farmland, over bridges and through valleys, past cows and Clydesdales and, yes, kangaroos. Cycling Along the Great Victorian Rail Trail 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z The property, which borders protected wetlands, includes meandering nature trails, olive trees and two weathered 19th-century outbuildings. House Tour: Orient, N.Y. 2011-04-21T22:00:12Z “It’s three times the size of the Everglades, but the wetlands, the swamps, in Africa, they’re disappearing.” John Gaudet’s hymn to ‘Papyrus,’ the ancient plant facing an uncertain future in Africa Nutria, large bucktooth rodents, ravage Louisiana swamps with unchecked breeding, feasting on trees and plants that keep the soil of the wetlands from further eroding into the Gulf of Mexico. The Agriculture Queens of Louisiana 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z From those data, conservationists were able to determine when migrating wetland birds would be arriving in the region, and they paid farmers to flood their rice fields to coincide with those periods. Christian Cooper on a New Book That Asks: Why Are Migratory Birds Vanishing? 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z When completed, it will include three new bridges, restored wetlands and views of Arboretum Creek. What to do in Montlake this week 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z I’m on a paddle around the fish-hook-shaped Morro Bay, where sailboats bob between a working fishing port and an 800-acre wetland, near the small seaside city with the same name on California’s Central Coast. Clean Energy, Cherished Waters and a Sacred California Rock Caught in the Middle 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Places such as the Talbert Marsh in Huntington Beach, a 25-acre restored wetlands where it’s possible to see up to 80 bird species. Southern California oil spill puts birds and other wildlife in danger 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z There were a bunch of dead baby turtles, flattened by cars on the thoroughfare between two wetlands, Ventura Marsh and Clear Lake. These boys found turtles squashed on the road. Now they spend their days helping other turtles get across. 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z In some cases even bureaucrats care; Kolkata’s wetlands have been adapted for farming, fishing and treating sewage at minimal cost, “saving its taxpayers millions of dollars every year,” Ms. Watson writes. These Books Move Heaven and Earth 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Ducks Unlimited, a wetlands and waterfowl conservation organization that also works with hunters, supported the Trump administration requirement, saying it helped honor the stamp’s hunting heritage. Hunting theme no longer mandatory in US duck stamp contest 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z And while those descriptors may invoke thoughts of mosquito clouds and lurking alligators, wetland ecosystems support myriad unique and diverse species beyond biting insects and murderous reptiles: shrimp, migratory cranes, saltmarsh cordgrass. Can more farmers be convinced to conserve and restore wetlands? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Situated in the southwest region of Idaho, far from the rugged mountains that most associate with the state, Centennial Marsh is a 3,100-acre parcel of wetlands that is home to a little-known super bloom. Eight colorful hikes to celebrate National Wildflower Week 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Once you explain the natural growing environment of the flytrap or sundew to students, “they immediately understand the value of the wetlands,” he says. These stunning plants all have one thing in common: A taste for blood 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z SAT Guided walk for all ages on the Longfellow Creek Legacy Trails with wetlands, forest, beaver dam and public art installations, 1 p.m. Community calendar 2012-10-10T22:25:05Z One of the nation’s best-known wetlands and a historical trail provide prime access to the region’s untamed southern living. The U.S. Issue: Endangered Species: A Coast-to-Coast Guide to Endangered Species 2011-05-13T20:22:51Z Five minutes later we cut across the Venice Lagoon — golden sun burning through the fog, luggage stacked on white leather seats, the air heavy with the smell of boggy wetlands. A Honeymoon Through Italy 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Tilos owes its extraordinary biodiversity to a network of underground springs that feed five wetlands – but also to the late mayor, Tassos Aliferis, a committed environmentalist who earned Tilos its reputation as “Greece’s green island”. Tilos, Greece: the first island in the Med to run entirely on wind and solar power 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z The footage was shot from a helicopter over the remote Canadian tar sands, where a massive operation is underway to extract oil from beneath forest and wetlands. Film review: Petropolis 2010-05-13T22:30:00Z The EPA has declared the site a wetland, but Joe knows that it's dry, without even so much as a creek running through it. Review: Joe Pickett returns in `Breaking Point' 2013-03-12T17:37:10Z This wetland is an important habitat for waterfowl and the mud minnows they feed on. Escape From the City: 9 Winter Outings That Fight Cabin Fever 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Throughout the country, suburban areas such as Greenbelt, Maryland, and Arlington, Virginia, have wetlands, lakes and streams that were created or reshaped by large brown, flat-tailed, orange-toothed rodents. With beavers in the suburbs, park officials look to balance needs of humans and ‘nature’s engineers’ 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Here I entered a landscape of woodlands, wetlands, small farms and open meadows where sheep and cows graze. Where Berlin’s infamous wall once stood, humans and nature now flourish 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Stupendemys — meaning “stupendous turtle” — inhabited a huge wetlands system spanning Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and Peru before the Amazon and Orinoco rivers were formed. Fossils of car-size ancient turtles found in South America 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z I ended up hiking around 13 miles that day, through difficult terrain: wetlands, inland lakes and streams. On the Lookout for Moose on Michigan’s Isle Royale 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z This vast expanse of savanna and wetlands was almost lost in the 1990s when it was crowded with fleeing refugees and grazing cattle. In Rwanda, mountain gorilla treks spur country’s renewal effort 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Page me the next time Mrs. Carter gets within 500 feet of some wetlands. It’s Taylor Swift’s Birthday and She’s Feeling 24 2013-12-13T18:03:48Z Her father set up an ornithological station there, founded the Tour du Valat conservation center and became a leader in wetlands conservation. Maja Hoffmann Fights to Build Her Cultural Capital in Arles, France 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z But the island, most of which is parkland, offers quieter pleasures too, from picnic areas and a playground to gardens, wetlands and salt marsh. Randalls Island Paths for Urban Biking 2012-10-12T05:25:30Z Seattle Tilth and Seattle Parks Foundation drop-in volunteer work party to remove invasive plants and spread mulch to improve wetland, with water education games and activities, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-05-15T23:42:30Z Mr. Martinez, 33, works as a tour guide for the Arenas del Mar Beachfront & Rainforest Resort in Costa Rica, providing guests with tours of the nearby national parks, wetlands and mangroves. Voices From Travel’s Frontlines: ‘Fasten Your Seatbelts’ 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z I stood alone on a short bridge that crosses the wetlands and saw a deep scar left by the enslaved laborers who long ago cut a canal that serviced timber production. Finding Traces of Harriet Tubman on Maryland’s Eastern Shore 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z Not far from Miami lies Everglades National Park, a 1.5 million-acre wetland that is home to the American crocodile and the Florida panther. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Roswell, New Mexico’ and ‘Corporate’ 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Tarkowski filled in his part of the ditch and surrounding wetlands with shingles and roofing material, blocking water flow, Krebs said. D-Day looms for illegal dump 2012-02-04T08:29:45Z But it sits in the wetlands near Venice, where army brats can stroll around crumbling ancient towns and steer vaporettos up small weed-clogged inlets. The show the military couldn't stop: Luca Guadagnino on We Are Who We Are 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z "Even ditched and tiled they're marginal because the hydric soils are still there," says Steinke, a wildlife biologist who once owned a wetland mitigation business. Can more farmers be convinced to conserve and restore wetlands? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z The snags are on the far end of a wetland and are full of woodpecker cavities. The percussive appeal of the woodpecker 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z Frogs thrive with plenty of insects to eat and an abundance of healthy ponds, marshes or other wetlands to lay their eggs. Frogs and toads: What’s the difference? 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z In Florida, that might be a wetland converted into a housing development. Humans love fireflies, but we haven’t made life easy for them 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z The researchers move through the wetlands on narrow fiberglass boardwalks. Along the Chesapeake Bay, Smithsonian scientists research at a vast outdoor laboratory 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z And like me, I’m sure, the egret and his avian pals cackle, crow and cheer when heavy rains flood the roads bullied through the wetlands and swamp the traffic. Still Life: Still Life: Gallery of the Meadowlands 2012-07-10T16:24:06Z It says its beneficiaries would include the region's seafood industry and the restoration of coastal wetlands. Music fans brave storm for Gulf Aid concert 2010-05-17T01:16:00Z Google her to learn what she did with all those years, and you’ll find her best-known crusade: saving the Florida wetlands that politicians wanted to drain and develop. At the March for Our Lives, you’ll see her name again. But who was Marjory Stoneman Douglas? 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Despite the toxic military interlude, much living goes on out there, from sea sponges to swamp rabbits, amid brackish lagoons, pine flats and reedy wetlands. An Untamed Island Meets Its Match 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z But 90% of critical, historic wetlands in that region have been lost, most converted to agriculture. Can more farmers be convinced to conserve and restore wetlands? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Winding paths, just wide enough for two, meandered south, coiling along the waterfront, weaving through thickets of tall bluestem grasses, wetland pools and flowering rose bushes. 3 Lush Parks Drastically Remake the East River Waterfront 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Here in the vast, tangled wetlands of Central South Carolina, logging was more trouble than it was worth. At South Carolina’s only national park, paddle through some of the country’s oldest trees 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Arboretum walk: Foster Island wetlands, history, 1 p.m. Community Corner: National Marina Day sails into region 2013-06-07T18:25:04Z Phuntso joked, as we dodged cow manure on our hike through the forests above the wetlands. In Bhutan, Prayer Flags and Birds From Heaven 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z She is also an inland wetland compliance officer for the Town of Chester. Amy Todd, Benjamin Sweeney 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z In “The Lost Carving” he describes analyzing photographs and singed fragments of the room and learning to sand with bits of a scratchy wetlands plant called Dutch rush. Antiques: Michael Cardew, British Ceramist, Is Subject of a Biography 2012-12-21T05:27:15Z The new Pier 26 in Manhattan, which features a human-engineered rocky tidal wetland, opens on Wednesday afternoon. At the End of the New Pier 26, a Surprise 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Just as their name avers without nuance, wetlands are low-lying parcels of land that are, indeed, wet — sometimes permanently, sometimes seasonally — and found both inland and in coastal regions. Can more farmers be convinced to conserve and restore wetlands? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z On our temporary floating home, we motored through the wetlands, later ordering a freshly baked crab from another boat. T Magazine: Turkish Delight 2012-07-12T21:02:17Z Another time, we rented a cabin in tiny, rural Mound City, Mo., near a wetland reserve known to welcome spectacular bird migrations. Past Into Present: 4 Journeys That Changed Us 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z The wetlands filter toxins and protect against the damage caused by weather extremes. 36 Hours in Naples, Fla. 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z A lone red-winged blackbird kept up a steady chatter as we both lingered above the wetlands on a raised observation platform. Finding Traces of Harriet Tubman on Maryland’s Eastern Shore 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z And no wonder: The peninsula that comprises most of the parish was born many years ago, when the Mississippi River shifted, creating a sliver of land melding into its extensive wetlands. At the Mouth of the Mississippi, a Weird and Fragile Beauty 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z SAT Guided tour of 320-acre wetland park, learn about the natural and cultural history of Mercer Slough, all ages welcome, no registration necessary, 2 p.m. Community calendar 2011-08-25T00:14:04Z One of Seattle’s most beloved destinations, the Arboretum includes trails, themed gardens, wetlands, the seasonal Japanese Garden and Graham Visitor Center. What to do in Montlake this week 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z “We are convinced,” it read, “that sooner or later, someone will answer for it all — the sinkholes in wetlands, useless concrete giants, empty ski slopes, fatal design flaws and violated laws and human fates.” Russia’s environmental crisis: Exiled activist sounds off to Salon 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z He recommends Indiana Dunes National Park and the adjacent state park — a habitat complex of oak savanna, wetlands, prairie and forest along Lake Michigan. Birds by the Billions: A Guide to Spring’s Avian Parade 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z In the Zapata wetlands, Cuban parakeets and spoonbills luxuriate in the tropical humidity, at peace with the world, as an explosion of violence takes place a few steps away. Sure, It’s Castro and Cigars, but Cuba Is Coral and Crocodiles, Too 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Kailua was a thriving population center before European contact, a playground for chiefs and rich in farming and fish, thanks to its many freshwater streams and wetlands and placid bay. Return to Kailua, Hawaii 2011-09-02T18:14:23Z After the road dipped alongside some protected wetlands and curved past a hilltop castle that once belonged to turn-of-the-century stage legend William Gillette, Murphy came across Tom Springfield, a local out for an afternoon constitutional. What’s wrong with politicizing a tragedy? For Sen. Chris Murphy, nothing at all. 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Researcher van Meter thinks that wetland restoration has to be linked to other strategies to be effective. Can more farmers be convinced to conserve and restore wetlands? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z In addition to not wanting to give up what they consider valuable cropland, she says commodity farmers don't want the "inconvenience" of navigating equipment around small wetland parcels. Can more farmers be convinced to conserve and restore wetlands? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Deur explains how and when to harvest wild plant foods from forests, fields, wetlands and shorelines. Gardening books worth a look 2014-04-23T04:00:00Z Use nets and water scopes, look at wetland creatures, for ages 5 and older, 1 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-06-12T23:05:39Z “The smells you get on safari — the dewy Okavango wetlands, scent markings from leopards — stay with you forever, so why dampen them?” A bed, a bath and a whiff of jasmine: Hotels try to lure customers with signature scents 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z FRI-SUN Sale on wetland and rain garden plants, events, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar 2012-06-13T23:43:04Z Now, reporting in Environmental Science & Technology Letters, researchers have developed a method that detected infectious bird flu virus in wetlands frequented by waterfowl. Surveilling wetlands for infectious bird flu -- and finding it 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z By looking at the composition of different types of pollen in the soil layers of ancient, buried wetlands, researchers can deduce what the vegetation looked like more than 100,000 years ago. Europe was not covered by dense forest before the arrival of modern humans 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Defenders of the Virginia site said the Greenbelt has the smallest buildable area for future expansion, has restrictive wetlands building restrictions and has the greater distance between itself and other FBI stakeholders. Congress to demand inspector general probe decision to move FBI headquarters to Maryland 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Those cutting down trees should not do so within 150 feet of any stream, lake, pond or wetland area, on private land or near campgrounds. Here’s how to cut down your own $5 Christmas tree in WA 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z "We have to protect natural biodiversity in all ecosystems including grasslands, peatlands, and wetlands that are equally essential for life on Earth." Diverse forests hold huge carbon potential, as long as we cut emissions 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z It spreads from wild birds that shed the pathogen through their feces into the environment, including the wetlands they inhabit. Surveilling wetlands for infectious bird flu -- and finding it 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z She has seen wetlands dry up in parts of the valley as groundwater levels have declined over the years. ‘We’re not going to quit’: Voices from a California community boycotting carrots 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Older residents remember seeing wetlands where water once flowed from the aquifer and nourished cottonwood trees. Corporate growers’ carrots are soaking up water in this arid valley. Locals are fighting back 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Peatlands in the Australian Alps are a type of mossy wetland characterised by carbon-rich peat soil, formed from plants that have partially decomposed in wet, swampy conditions. Feral horses and peatland carbon emissions 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z “We prefer that they come to hear about our our mission conserving native and endangered waterbirds and our wetland restorations. But no, they’re here to see the pink water,” Wolfe joked. Wildlife refuge pond in Hawaii mysteriously turns bright pink. Drought may be to blame 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z They tested their protocols on surface water samples taken twice in the spring of 2022 from four wetlands and a lake in Iowa. Surveilling wetlands for infectious bird flu -- and finding it 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The Israeli military had told them they should move south of the Wadi Gaza wetlands along the main Salah al-Din Road. Thousands of civilians flee north Gaza as Israeli troops and Hamas fighters clash 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z But evaporation of water in lakes, rivers, wetlands and soil “was much higher than it would have been’’ without climate change-spiked temperatures, she said. Nasty drought in Syria, Iraq and Iran wouldn’t have happened without climate change, study finds 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z "For your safety, take this next opportunity to move south beyond Wadi Gaza," the military announced, referring to the wetlands that bisect the narrow, coastal territory. Israel says troops push into 'heart of Gaza City' 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z The wildlife refuge is a wetland that provides nesting, feeding and resting habitat to the endangered Hawaiian stilt, known as aeo, and the Hawaiian coot or alae keokeo. Wildlife refuge pond in Hawaii mysteriously turns bright pink. Drought may be to blame 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z The team identified strains of infectious virus in samples from all four wetland sites in April, but not from the lake. Surveilling wetlands for infectious bird flu -- and finding it 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z "For your safety, take this next opportunity to move south beyond Wadi Gaza," the military announced, referring to the wetlands that bisect the strip. Tanks poised around Gaza City; Netanyahu says Israel to run security after war 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Preserved wetlands and native vegetation that trap carbon in the ground and reduce flooding vulnerability, too. Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Weeks after ordering northern Gaza’s 1.1 million inhabitants to evacuate south, the Israeli army is intensifying its bombardment of the area that stretches down toward the wetlands of Wadi Gaza, in the central strip. Trapped in hell: Palestinian civilians try to survive in northern Gaza, focus of Israel’s offensive 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z While alligators can tolerate saltwater, their preferred habitat is freshwater, mainly wetlands, lakes and rivers. Alligator off Florida coast wrangled and sent back to Everglades 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The Kern River historically filled two shallow lakes and vast wetlands in the southern San Joaquin Valley. A river runs through Bakersfield? Judge rules the Kern River must be allowed to flow 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Animals and plants that inhabit small wetlands near fields, for example, might be assessed as facing higher odds of harm from agricultural herbicides than those that live on dry ground or farther away. Pressured by lawsuits, EPA toughens pesticide rules to protect endangered species 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The wetlands, retention ponds, and native vegetation are better able to manage water during extreme rainfall, reducing the risk of flooded homes. Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z The authors suggested the lower variation among amphibians was possibly because they collected samples mainly from wetlands whereas the studies on the other animal types collected samples from a larger diversity of habitats. Amphibians have one more thing to worry about--mercury 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z "River dolphins across the Amazon face threats from deforestation, pollution of the rivers and wetlands where they live, loss of connectivity of bodies of water, hydropower dams, unsustainable fishing practices and habitat loss," Trujillo said. Climate change is killing river dolphins, but 11 nations have signed a pledge to protect them 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Nowadays, the river reaches its end among farm fields that once were wetlands. A river runs through Bakersfield? Judge rules the Kern River must be allowed to flow 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z For centuries, we have been making it harder for them to exist by cutting down forests, plowing grasslands, building roads, damming rivers, draining wetlands and polluting. The Scientists Watching Their Life’s Work Disappear 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Restoring native plants and wetlands helps slow water’s movement across the land, giving it time to sink underground. Depleted Groundwater Could Be Refilled by Borrowing a Trick from Solar Power 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z This far into Florida’s dry season, the air was thick with the smell of mud wafting up from the exposed canals and wetlands along the edge of Biscayne Bay, south of Miami. See You Later, Not-an-Alligator 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z On social media, the National Weather Service said there were multiple wetland fires in the region. At least 7 dead in massive vehicle crashes in Louisiana due to ‘superfog’ 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z On social media, the National Weather Service said there were several wetland fire in the region. ‘Superfog’ made of fog and marsh fire smoke blamed for traffic pileups, road closures in Louisiana 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z He’s scheduled to sign five compacts with regional governments, tour manufacturing sites and visit a wetlands preserve. After Israel visit, Newsom heads to China for climate talks. But can he avoid global conflicts? 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z In different places, groundwater decline can cause various impacts: it can make land sink, streams, wetlands, and wells dry up and seawater creep inland under the ground. Depleted Groundwater Could Be Refilled by Borrowing a Trick from Solar Power 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z He’ll visit the first Chinese city to deploy an all-electric bus fleet, tour an offshore wind facility and see a wetlands preserve. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is traveling to China to talk climate change 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z Then sugar and pineapple magnates from the U.S. and Europe followed, destroying the ecosystem by digging up native taro and banana trees and draining the wetlands to irrigate their plantations. After the Maui fire, some Hawaiians rethink aloha spirit. Is it for tourists, family, everyone? 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Pellegrino, who calls himself an outsider because he’s not from Lahaina, says reintegrating breadfruit and restoring wetlands, canals and streams could bring a new future for the town. The trees arrived with Polynesian voyagers. After Maui wildfire, there’s a chance to restore them 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z The idea behind the wetlands and grasslands acts is to conserve ecosystems so species can thrive, and both measures enhance resources such as freshwater that in some parts of the country are waning. Protecting Plants and Animals at Risk Must Start before They Need the Endangered Species Act 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Israeli Defense Forces officials said civilians living in the vicinity of Gaza City should evacuate south of the Gaza Wadi wetlands area, located near the middle of the 25-miles-long Gaza Strip. Israel issues another warning for Gaza civilians to flee as expected ground war approaches 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z The U.N. said it had been told that Israel wanted the area's entire population - around half the 2.3 million Gazans - to move across the Gaza Wadi wetland that bisects the enclave. Israeli military says troops make first ground raids into Gaza 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Some examples given by the administration included training to install solar panels, restore coastal wetlands and work as an electrician for green technologies. House GOP launches probe into legality of Biden Climate Corps 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The U.N. said it had been told that Israel wanted the entire population to move across the wetlands that bisect the enclave. Countries urge Israel to hold off on Gaza assault with civilians in firing line 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z EPA, which limits the types of watery environments that can be considered wetlands. Protecting Plants and Animals at Risk Must Start before They Need the Endangered Species Act 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Mayor Sadiq Khan participated in releasing a family of beavers into a wetland area in Ealing, a residential area of west London, on Wednesday. Beavers reintroduced to west London for first time in 400 years to improve biodiversity 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z The two refuges are the latest additions to the National Wildlife Refuge System, a collection of 570 refuges and 38 wetland districts managed by the U.S. New national wildlife refuges in Tennessee, Wyoming created to protect toads, bats, salamanders 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Abinader has said construction of a canal violates a 1929 treaty and would divert water needed by Dominican farmers and affect wetlands in the area. Dominican Republic has partially reopened its border with Haiti. But a diplomatic crisis persists 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The family of five Eurasian beavers were released at Paradise Fields, an area of wetlands in Ealing. Ealing: Beaver family released in west London wetland 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The decision weakens the 1989 North American Wetlands Conservation Act, which authorizes grants to be given to public-private partnerships to protect and enhance wetland ecosystems that waterfowl, other migratory birds and fish depend on. Protecting Plants and Animals at Risk Must Start before They Need the Endangered Species Act 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z The hope is that the rodents will help improve the wetland’s ecosystem and establish habitats for other creatures, including fish, birds and amphibians. Beavers reintroduced to west London for first time in 400 years to improve biodiversity 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z "Constructed wetlands provide many advantages over conventional wastewater treatment systems," she wrote. Ancient Maya reservoirs offer lessons for today's water crises 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z One map reveals the locations of streams, wetlands, vernal pools and tidal flats that were buried or drastically altered to accommodate urban development. Tribal leaders and researchers have mapped the ancient "lost suburbs" of Los Angeles 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Another alternative is generating heated debate: It would rely on negotiated agreements, with water agencies pledging to forgo certain amounts of water while also funding projects to improve wetland habitats. Debate over options for California's ailing Delta region reflects deep divisions over water 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z In the last term’s most important environmental case, Kavanaugh disagreed with the five conservatives who ended federal protection for wetlands that are not part of a continuously flowing body of water. Justice Kavanaugh taps the brakes on Supreme Court's sharp move to the right 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Bat boxes erected for research purposes in places like Spain’s wetlands have led to and influenced their global implementation in countries like Malaysia. How a dandelion can hold back a flood: Initiating the butterfly effect for good 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z In addition to providing clean water, constructed wetlands also support aquatic animals and can be a source of nutrients to replenish agricultural soils, she wrote. Ancient Maya reservoirs offer lessons for today's water crises 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z The latter could mean preserving natural spaces such as forests, oceans, grasslands and wetlands, which naturally pull carbon dioxide from the air. Pipelines Touted as Carbon Capture Solution Spark Uncertainty and Opposition 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z The court in May put another dent in the EPA’s regulatory reach, embracing a stringent new test for declaring wetlands protected under the Clean Water Act anti-pollution law. Major tests await conservative US Supreme Court in new term 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z EPA, Kavanaugh said that since 1977, Congress and eight presidential administrations had agreed that wetlands that were “adjacent” to rivers, lakes or bays were protected under federal authority. Justice Kavanaugh taps the brakes on Supreme Court's sharp move to the right 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The lake and its extensive wetlands once teemed with fish, birds, beavers and frogs, and the people who lived on its shores built rafts out of tules and fished with basket traps. How powerful land barons shaped the epic floods in California's heartland 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z "The next step moving forward is to combine our respective expertise and implement the lessons embodied in ancient Maya reservoirs in conjunction with what is currently known about constructed wetlands," she wrote. Ancient Maya reservoirs offer lessons for today's water crises 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z If wetlands expand, will they attract new bird species, which might pick up more tick- and mosquito-borne viruses such as West Nile and spread them to cities? Changing bird migrations threaten to bring new infectious diseases to humans 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Court records show Ms. Peckham in July was charged with trespassing on county wetlands near where her remains were discovered Friday. Florida woman’s remains found in jaws of large gator; investigation underway 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z In 2015, the company completed a two-year cleanup that turned five acres of industrial waterfront into a wetland habitat with native plants and woody debris. Toxic legacy of Duwamish River could cost Boeing, taxpayers $1 billion 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Over the last two years, their nests have increased near the park’s 4 acres of wetlands and on the island in the middle of the lake, DeBoe said. Echo Park Lake homeless encampment is gone. So is the fence. The problem now? Geese 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Some job examples include learning how to install solar panels, restoring coastal wetlands and working as electricians for green technologies. McConnell slams Biden Climate Corps as ‘taxpayer-funded pipeline’ to turn activists into bureaucrats 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Introducing different locks and gates to improve water control could create new wetlands in the Rhine-Meuse delta, altering the gathering places for birds and the prevalence of mosquitoes and other vectors that infect them. Changing bird migrations threaten to bring new infectious diseases to humans 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z In recent decades, the Bethany Beach fireflies, known for their rapid, successive green flashes, started disappearing alongside the threatened freshwater wetlands area of Delaware and Maryland. Fireflies are disappearing, but we may not know enough about these insects to save them 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z He added that he would repeal rules establishing protections for seasonal streams and wetlands that have upset farmers, a key constituency in the politically key state of Iowa. Republican hopeful DeSantis slams EVs, climate "fear" in energy speech 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Grasslands, underwater habitats, and wetlands are also at risk of habitat loss. Habitat destruction 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z The snakes do very well in the Everglades, Florida’s special wetlands area. News Roundup: Scary Prices, Python Hunting, & Madrid Sheep 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z The government told them they couldn’t do that without permission, because the wetland area they wanted to fill in was protected. Over Half of US Wetlands No Longer Protected 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Standard best practices are to observe fireflies from a distance and to be mindful of fireflies when walking in firefly-rich forest or wetlands areas — try not to disturb potential firefly breeding grounds whenever possible. Fireflies are disappearing, but we may not know enough about these insects to save them 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z The EPA was forced to change the rules because of a Supreme Court decision that took away protection from most wetlands. High-Tech Sails for Modern Cargo Ships 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z For instance, the World Wildlife Fund estimates that about half of the world’s wetlands have disappeared in the last hundred years due to being drained for farmland or other industries. Habitat destruction 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z There's an ocean, mangrove wetlands, a tropical rainforest, a savanna grassland and a fog desert, all set apart from the rest of the planet they're mimicking. Why We’ll Never Live in Space 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Under the Clean Water Act, the US government had the right to protect not just large rivers and lakes, but also most wetlands. Over Half of US Wetlands No Longer Protected 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z A major part of the scheme has been to "re-naturalise" the River Sherford, creating a wetland which now hosts lapwing, golden plover and common snipe. Wild Woodbury: Red List bird species return after rewilding 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Accusing Haiti of violating a 1929 treaty between both countries, he said that the Massacre River is a key resource for Dominican farmers and that construction could damage the environment, including a wetland. Dominican Republic’s president stands resolute on his closing of all borders with Haiti 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z Beavers can transform parched fields into verdant wetlands and widen rivers and streams in ways that not only slow surging floodwater, but store it for times of drought. At beaver summit, role of hefty rodents praised in climate change fight 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z Although flooding and collapsing walls made the dig difficult, the construction crew and scientists extracted the skeleton, which rested in a peat layer 13 feet thick, representing what was once a marshy wetland. 'Spirit Whales and Sloth Tales' tracks Washington fossils and their stories 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z The Supreme Court decided that the wetland wasn’t protected by the Clean Water Act, and that the government had no right to stop the Sacketts. Over Half of US Wetlands No Longer Protected 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Fox did acknowledge at a briefing that the water rule will be significantly slimmed down from an earlier proposal because of a Supreme Court ruling that weakened regulations protecting millions of acres of wetlands. Biden administration restores the power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z The Donana wetlands harbour many endemic and threatened species, such as freshwater eels and turtles and provide an important refuge for migratory birds heading southward after breeding in northern Europe. Spain's Andalusia region to buy land to expand endangered wetland 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z The canals fill with water, effectively irrigating the land, and reactivating a wetlands ecosystem. At beaver summit, role of hefty rodents praised in climate change fight 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z These bones were found in a peat layer that had accumulated in a wetland, lying directly over a shelly marine clay layer deposited by glaciers melting into the newly formed Puget Sound. 'Spirit Whales and Sloth Tales' tracks Washington fossils and their stories 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z The decision upset many people who are worried about protecting the country’s wetlands. Over Half of US Wetlands No Longer Protected 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z EPA, sharply limited the federal government’s jurisdiction over wetlands, requiring that wetlands be more clearly connected to other waters such as oceans and rivers. Biden administration restores the power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z The purchase includes around 3,500 ha of artificial wetland in Veta la Palma estate that was used as fish farms until 2021 and now runs the risk of drying out. Spain's Andalusia region to buy land to expand endangered wetland 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z That’s good for the vast array of plants and animals that live in beaver-engineered wetlands, and it’s bad news for wildfires. At beaver summit, role of hefty rodents praised in climate change fight 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z Moving at speeds up to 30 mph, the water is funneled east into the wetlands before making it to Lake Mead, the district said. ‘Never come back:’ Flooding highlights dangers to homeless living in tunnels 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z The court said that the government could only protect wetlands that were next to permanent bodies of water, such as rivers, lakes, and oceans, or were clearly connected to these bodies of water above ground. Over Half of US Wetlands No Longer Protected 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Environmental advocates said the May decision would strip protections from tens of millions of acres of wetlands. Biden administration restores the power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z “They can create wetlands in basically any ecosystem,” said Fairfax, who described beavers as a free workforce that California has yet to take full advantage of. Baby beaver sighting inspires hopes of a California comeback 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z “The more people you put in a closer vicinity of where the mosquitos are, the higher chance of pathogen transmission,” he said, noting the challenges of the wetland areas surrounding Utah’s Great Salt Lake. Let skeeters feed on you for science? Welcome to front lines of mosquito control 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Gun rights groups, along with conservation, wetlands and wildlife advocacy organizations, opposed AB 28. California Democrats approve new taxes on gun and ammunition dealers and manufacturers 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z It takes away government protection for roughly 63% of the wetlands in the US. Over Half of US Wetlands No Longer Protected 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z In a separate action last month, the Biden administration weakened regulations protecting millions of acres of wetlands, saying it had no choice after the high court ruling. Biden administration restores the power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z The rodents are natural engineers who can restore wetlands. Baby beaver sighting inspires hopes of a California comeback 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z State and local officials said they need more time to obtain wetland permits to continue clearing land at the Blythewood site for Scout Motors. Wetlands permit dispute pauses construction on $2 billion Scout Motors electric SUV plant 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Located in Imperial County, the lake and its wetlands offer crucial habitats for migratory birds and a refuge for people from the hot desert sun. California’s Salton Sea eyed for lithium extraction with new tech 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z The new rules will make it much harder for the EPA to protect wetlands. Over Half of US Wetlands No Longer Protected 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z And the unique geology of the city of Kyiv, built on wetlands and flood plains, deadens signals from explosions, researchers say. A thousand tiny quakes reveal path of war in Ukraine 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z Just southeast of Honey Dew Elementary School, million-dollar houses with 3-car garages and neat grass lawns fill what was once sprawling farm and wetlands. Renton brothers seek reparations decades after sale of family land 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z But this time, doing so meant slashing regulation and aligning themselves with builders, agriculture and other industries that have long sought weaker wetland safeguards. States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Officials claimed the soggy area was a wetland and thereby required approval to develop. Biden forced to scale back federal jurisdiction over waterways following Supreme Court ruling 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z The rules will also make it much easier for people and companies to pollute wetlands, or even destroy them. Over Half of US Wetlands No Longer Protected 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z It said federally protected wetlands must be directly adjacent to a “relatively permanent” waterway “connected to traditional interstate navigable waters,” such as a river or ocean. After Supreme Court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens clean water protections 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Just across the way, there’s still a creek, a small wetland area thick with trees and bushes. Renton brothers seek reparations decades after sale of family land 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z For decades, federal court battles have pitted environmentalists who want the Clean Water Act to protect more wetlands against industries seeking regulatory rollbacks. States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z It said federally protected wetlands must be directly adjacent to a “relatively permanent” waterway “connected to traditional interstate navigable waters,” such was a river or ocean. After Supreme Court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens water protections 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z And because wetlands play an important part in the natural water cycle, the changes are likely to affect other parts of America’s waters. Over Half of US Wetlands No Longer Protected 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z “The rule, like the Sackett decision itself, severely restricts the federal government’s ability to protect critical waters including wetlands that shield communities from damaging floods and pollution.” After Supreme Court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens clean water protections 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z The marshy coast of sparsely populated wetlands is known for its freshwater springs and tiny fishing villages. Hurricane Idalia Is Aiming for Florida’s Big Bend Region 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z The high court’s May 25 decision favoring Idaho landowners Michael and Chantell Sackett curtailed powers of the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers to limit wetlands destruction. States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z The court’s decision broke with a 2006 opinion by former Justice Anthony Kennedy that said wetlands were regulated if they had a “significant nexus” to larger bodies of water. After Supreme Court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens water protections 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z The nutrient neutral rules - which date back to 2017 - were designed to ensure that a development or project does not harm local wetlands and waterways in protected areas. Pollution rules could change to ease housebuilding 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Reducing wetland protections “while two hurricanes are barreling off our coasts is nothing to celebrate,” she added. After Supreme Court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens clean water protections 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Bogs are a wetland of soft, spongy ground consisting mainly of partially decayed plant matter called peat. Wales: 'I love bog snorkelling because it saved my life' 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z It put states at the center of future fights over wetlands that defend against floods, purify water and support wildlife, analysts say. States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z That had been the standard for evaluating whether developers needed a permit before they could discharge into wetlands. After Supreme Court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens water protections 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z It’s delayed mainly by unanticipated wetland soil, forcing builders to design a long-span bridge over the trouble spot. Eastside-only light rail should open in March, Sound Transit says 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z The region, which includes large parts of Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota, is a patchwork of wetlands, short- and mixed-grass prairie and heavily forested lands in mountainous areas. Some Surprising Places Are at Risk of Devastating Urban Wildfires like Maui’s 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Mayors have been ousted, planning documents rewritten, campaigns waged over the very thought of turning prime real estate back into dunes and wetlands. In the face of sea level rise, can we reimagine California's vanishing coastline? 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z The 5-4 ruling expanded the ability of farmers, homebuilders and other developers to dig up or fill wetlands, finding the federal government had long overreached in limiting such activities. States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z They protected many small streams, wetlands and other waters and repealed a Trump-era rule that environmentalists said left far too many of those waterways unregulated. After Supreme Court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens water protections 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z The Lāhainā area, which used to be a wetland and the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom, is one example of that. After devastating Maui fires, let’s center people, not tourism 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z Carey said officials are monitoring the beach and nearby waters, such as tidal inlets, that lead into sensitive wetlands. Huntington Beach officials clear waters and beach due to oil-like 'sheen' 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Cows are usually fenced out of waterways and wetlands. 'Conservation grazing' uses cattle to preserve species and landscapes 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z The rule requires wetlands to be more clearly connected to other waters like oceans and rivers to be regulated — a major departure from decades-old federal policy. States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z The rule would require that wetlands be more clearly connected to other waters like oceans and rivers, a policy shift that departs from a half-century of federal rules governing the nation’s waterways. After Supreme Court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens water protections 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z The area was once home to 14 acres of wetland, including a large fishpond and a one-acre sandbar where high chiefs, and, later, Hawaiian royalty lived. Locals have been sounding the alarm for years about Lahaina wildfire risk 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z The company must also restore wetlands and grassy areas; create walking trails, boardwalks and an elevated viewing platform; and build an environmental education center. New Jersey OKs slightly better settlement over polluted land where childhood cancer cases rose 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z The grass clogs wetlands and streams and overwhelms the short, native vegetation where the frogs lay their eggs. 'Conservation grazing' uses cattle to preserve species and landscapes 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z The state, with its flat, sandy coastal plain rich in wetlands, began regulating ones isolated from larger surface waterways about 20 years ago after a previous court decision limited federal authority. States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Developers and agriculture groups have long sought to limit the federal government’s power to use the Clean Water Act to regulate waterways, arguing the law should cover fewer types of rivers, streams and wetlands. After Supreme Court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens water protections 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z What is clear is that instead of a wetland cultivated by Indigenous caretakers or a sugar plantation irrigated for crops, the Lahaina that the fire met last week was dry and primed to burn. Locals have been sounding the alarm for years about Lahaina wildfire risk 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z They recommended solutions such as increasing water efficiency in agriculture by installing water-saving irrigation systems, recycling wastewater and embracing nature-based solutions by protecting and restoring forests and wetlands, among other things. Colorado River Basin ranks among the world's most water-stressed regions, analysis finds 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Tidal flats like these are a type of wetland found on coastlines around the world. South Korea is a test case on how to fight an ecological disaster 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z The move stripped protections from more than half the wetlands in the flood-prone state hammered by hurricanes in the past decade, said Grady McCallie, policy director for the North Carolina Conservation Network. States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Tunisia's lakes and coastal lagoons are parched and overheating, endangering a delicate ecosystem and disrupting the vast flocks of migrating birds that use the wetlands as a way station between Africa and Europe. Taiwan presidential frontrunner says no plans to change island's formal name 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Tunisia's lakes and coastal lagoons are parched and overheating, endangering a delicate ecosystem and disrupting the vast flocks of migrating birds that use the wetlands as a way station between Africa and Europe. South Korea's Yoon says summit with US, Japan a milestone in trilateral ties 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z The Forest Service manages 193 million acres of public land — an area roughly the size of Texas — including forests, grasslands and wetlands. Will Forests Stop Absorbing More Carbon Than They Emit? 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z But as science increasingly shows how wetlands like these benefit wildlife and help fight climate change, South Korean scientists and conservationists are gaining momentum in their effort to save and restore what’s left. South Korea is a test case on how to fight an ecological disaster 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Florida, once a swing state but now solidly Republican, has separate protections for its extensive wetlands. States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z "This year's long drought has significantly impacted many environmental systems, particularly wetlands," said Haddad, standing on cracked dry earth where birds usually lay their eggs on small islands in the lagoon. Changing climate pushes migrating birds from parched Tunisian wetlands 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z It also risks further environmental damage to the delicate borderlands, where scientists say deserts, hills and wetlands along the nearly 2,000-mile frontier have been plagued by walls, shipping containers, helicopters and stadium lighting. New frontline of US border policy? A Texas pecan farm 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Money came from King County’s mitigation reserves program, in which public and private developers pay a fee to offset effects to wetlands, said Megan Webb, the program’s manager. King County shows off salmon habitat where once stood a hotel 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z “As land loss accelerates due to sea-level rise and subsidence, more of the remaining wetland area would be attributed to diversion operations,” the statement’s executive summary said. A billion-dollar coastal project begins in Louisiana. Will it work as sea levels rise? 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Chris Millis, a lobbyist with the North Carolina Homebuilders Association, which pushed to link state and federal wetlands policies, said the move was underway before the Supreme Court decision. States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Hicham Azafzaf, the scientific coordinator of Tunisia's Bird Lovers Association, said he had never seen such dry wetlands in his 20 years of monitoring them. Changing climate pushes migrating birds from parched Tunisian wetlands 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z Rapid urbanisation has meant the spread of impermeable concrete surfaces and reduced natural wetlands and marshes that had in the past absorbed rain. Explainer: Why was northern China ravaged by floods? 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Now Chinook Wind is a wetland, a restored salmon habitat and a hook-shaped estuary where waters rise and fall with the tides and native plants blanket the shore. King County shows off salmon habitat where once stood a hotel 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z That is a major reason Louisiana’s marshy coastal wetlands have given way to growing swaths of open water, posing a myriad of environmental concerns. A billion-dollar coastal project begins in Louisiana. Will it work as sea levels rise? 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z He said it resulted from state officials making more wetlands subject to regulation in recent years, creating uncertainty for developers. States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Climate change is not the only danger to Tunisia's wetlands, he said. Changing climate pushes migrating birds from parched Tunisian wetlands 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z The South American countries, home to huge swathes of the Amazon, the Chaco forest and key wetlands, are major exporters of soy, corn and beef. Exclusive: Paraguay President-elect: EU's environmental demands in trade talks 'unacceptable' 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z The transformation is almost as extraordinary as the one that turned the Duwamish River from a system of wetlands and marshes into its current industrialized state. King County shows off salmon habitat where once stood a hotel 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z The Stillwater Bog Natural Area protects vulnerable sphagnum moss and a wetland area, excellent habitat for a variety of resident and migrant birds as well as other fauna and flora. Snoqualmie Valley makes a perfect day trip | Provided by Snoqualmie Casino 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z “It’s one thing to protect areas of land that do have ecological significance. It’s another to take man-made ditches and cattle ponds and claim them as state waters and wetlands.” States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Yet the lagoons and other wetlands are important for human residents too, regulating local temperature during heatwaves and helping avert dangerous floods by absorbing rainfall from sudden storms. Changing climate pushes migrating birds from parched Tunisian wetlands 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z The scouts plan to move out of the site, which lies on a reclaimed wetland on the southwest coast of the peninsula, on Tuesday. South Korea Tells Scouts to Quit World Jamboree Site as Typhoon Nears 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The site is a large flat area, previously wetland that was reclaimed in a contentious project about 15 years ago. Thousands of Scouts Are Leaving Heat-Plagued Jamboree Early 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z She cited rulings from this term curtailing the government's regulatory power over wetlands and striking down President Joe Biden's student debt relief plan. "We're not imperial": Elena Kagan contradicts Alito, says "of course Congress can regulate" SCOTUS 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Thousands of the state’s wetlands — oval depressions known as Carolina bays, pocosin bogs with sandy peat soil and woodsy shrubs — are formed by rainfall or groundwater and have no connection to surface waters. States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z The snakes hide themselves in grasses, wetlands and trees and prey on reptiles, birds, deer and even alligators. US snake hunters fight pythons big enough to devour gators 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z But residents say mining will threaten high altitude wetlands, water and animals like the spectacled bear. Ecuadorean votes could bar oil output in Amazon reserve, mining near Quito 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z Also, a provision to ban development near rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands was scrapped in the final version. L.A. looks to tighten rules for single-family homes in part of Santa Monica Mountains 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z Supreme Court substantially reduced the extent of wetlands that will be federally regulated under the Clean Water Act. Why King County permitting is a slow, slow process | Op-Ed 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z “You cannot protect every wetland. Not every wetland is sacrosanct,” he said. States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Mrs Park says she's thankful for the global awareness the python hunt brings to the issue of invasive species and the vulnerability of Florida's wetlands. US snake hunters fight pythons big enough to devour gators 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z She also said there are reports of the fungus in the natural environment - including soil and wetlands - but environmental sampling has been limited, and it’s unclear whether those discoveries are downstream effects from humans. Dangerous fungus is becoming more prevalent. Scientists believe climate change could be to blame 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z She also said there are reports of the fungus in the natural environment — including soil and wetlands — but environmental sampling has been limited, and it’s unclear whether those discoveries are downstream effects from humans. Dangerous fungus is becoming more prevalent. Scientists believe climate change could be to blame 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z It is estimated that tens of millions of acres of wetland will now be open to development. Why King County permitting is a slow, slow process | Op-Ed 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Roughly half of U.S. states rely on federal regulations to protect their wetlands, according to a May analysis by the Environmental Law Institute. States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Part of this plan includes building levees, floodwalls and gates and creating speed bumps of slightly higher land within marsh and wetland areas to reduce erosion and slow storm surges. US legislators turn to Louisiana for experience on climate change impacts to infrastructure 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Birders and those in training can stop by the 54-acre Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve, a mix of forest, wetland and steep bluff trails. Driver’s choice: Exploring north Washington beaches | Provided by Western Washington Toyota Dealers 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Harbor, was originally a freshwater wetlands, a fragment of what once was a flourishing ecosystem. Cities’ thirst nearly killed these California lakes. Not so fast, said our epic wet winter 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Losing this much additional wetland will have devastating impacts on already-imperiled, critical resources that humans and other species rely on. Why King County permitting is a slow, slow process | Op-Ed 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z A group of Democrat-led states in the Northeast and along the Pacific Coast have crafted their own wetlands standards. States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z "If we care about wildlife as well, we also want to keep it from shining into wetlands and other sort of habitats, beaches, etc." Light pollution is the easiest pollution to fix — so why aren't we doing it? 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z Surrounded by wetlands, Ocomtún includes pyramids, plazas, elite residences and “strange” complexes of structures arranged almost in concentric circles, Dr. Sprajc said. On the Map, Nothing. On the Ground, a Hidden Maya City. 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Besides heavenly sand, Golden Gardens Park features two wetlands and a short loop trail. Readers voted on their favorite Seattle beaches. Here are the winners 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z This change in the CWA will not alter the regulatory landscape in King County at this point, as local regulations are much more protective than the federal laws that govern activity in and around wetlands. Why King County permitting is a slow, slow process | Op-Ed 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z It could prompt regulatory cutbacks in the Southwest, where many wetlands are seasonal and have no direct link to a surface water, said Shawn Zovod, a San Francisco-based regulatory compliance attorney who represents developers. States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z "In under three years, we now have a nice little family living together creating a new diverse wetland landscape that didn't exist previously," he said. Cheshire's reintroduced beavers breed for second time 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z The hot springs that feed the wetlands are sacred to the tribe, the lawsuit says. US to reopen review of Nevada geothermal plant near endangered toad while legal battle is on hold 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z The Broadview neighborhood park also includes a playground for the little ones, hiking trails and more than 200 acres of forest, meadows, wetlands, creeks, fruit orchard and, of course, beach. Readers voted on their favorite Seattle beaches. Here are the winners 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z More importantly, it leaves applicants with a negative opinion of King County government and wetland protection. Why King County permitting is a slow, slow process | Op-Ed 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The court ruling also will likely spark battles in ideologically divided states over whether to step up wetlands oversight as federal agencies back off, Zovod said. States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z This winter the corps moved ahead with a Manhattan-size reservoir and wetlands complex. Gambling on a desperate measure to save lifeline of the Everglades 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Inside are miniature ecosystems—ocean, mangrove wetlands, tropical rainforest, savanna grassland and fog desert. I Survived a Weekend at Biosphere 2 Pretending to Be in Space 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z The 49-year-old sales manager lives up a gravel road on a parcel secluded by wooded wetlands and Tenaska’s proposed project site, an undulating tract currently occupied by one house and swaths of grass. Big batteries by a school? Project stirs concerns as WA seeks clean energy 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z Or go for a stroll on the free, 0.6-mile-long boardwalk over the wetlands just outside. Take the family for a summer adventure to Mount St. Helens 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z Colorado officials, for example, quickly issued an interim policy that requires anyone damaging a wetland no longer protected under federal law to notify the state environmental agency. States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z He worries it may even result in harm to the Everglades if the phosphorus-absorbing wetlands don’t work as well as predicted. Gambling on a desperate measure to save lifeline of the Everglades 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z By then, the state had finally broken ground on the Species Conservation Habitat, the 4,100 acre wetland complex that had originally been proposed as a smaller, 2,400-acre project 13 years prior. Scientists warned of a Salton Sea disaster. No one listened 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Foes like the DeLays argue the location is wrong for big batteries because sensitive wetlands cover much of the site and because an incident could place residents and students in danger. Big batteries by a school? Project stirs concerns as WA seeks clean energy 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z Mapunapuna - home to auto body shops, a vehicle rental store and scrap metal yards - was once a wetland and is sinking. 83,000 Hawaii homes dispose of sewage in cesspools. Rising sea levels will make them more of a mess 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z “The Supreme Court has clearly stated that federal coverage of wetlands under the Clean Water Act is more limited than it’s been over the last 50 years,” he said. States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z This is one reason the path forward has included building the new reservoir and investing in phosphorus-catching artificial wetlands. Gambling on a desperate measure to save lifeline of the Everglades 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z And scientists say cesspool pollution may even percolate into streets and parks in low-lying former wetlands in the future. 83,000 Hawaii homes dispose of sewage in cesspools. Rising sea levels will make them more of a mess 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z The news followed the successful completion of a feasibility study that would see the beavers released into an enclosed area of the wetland. Beavers to make Nene Wetlands return after 400 years 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Environmentalists and politicians say the park is currently under serious threat from right-wing local lawmakers’ plans to expand water rights for farmland around the wetlands amid Spain’s prolonged drought. Spanish authorities seek damages from a Swedish mining company over a major toxic spill 25 years ago 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z The court, by a 5-4 vote, also sharply limited the federal government’s authority to police water pollution into certain wetlands, although all nine justices rejected the administration’s position. In 370 days, Supreme Court conservatives dash decades of abortion and affirmative action precedents 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z Environmental Protect Agency’s regulatory reach, making it harder to protect wetlands and issue sweeping regulations involving greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants. US Supreme Court to decide legality of SEC in-house enforcement 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z This aspect of climate change is most likely to occur first in extremely low-lying areas where coastal wetlands have been filled in and built over. 83,000 Hawaii homes dispose of sewage in cesspools. Rising sea levels will make them more of a mess 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Beavers have been reintroduced to wetlands by a number of regional wildlife trusts in recent months in a bid to restore biodiversity. Beavers to make Nene Wetlands return after 400 years 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z He ultimately wanted to apply his research to building a garden in Mexico and using the buttonbush for wetland restoration. A California scholar’s research into a flowering shrub took him to Mexico and a violent death 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z The legislature has since overridden Mr. Cooper’s vetoes of bills to impose a 12-week abortion ban, loosen wetland protections and prohibit asking state job applicants about political beliefs. North Carolina legislature overrides governor’s veto of ESG ban 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z In the world’s largest wetland, humans are sparse. Welcome Aboard the Aquidaban, the Floating Jungle Supermarket 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Mapunapuna — home to auto body shops, a vehicle rental store and scrap metal yards — was once a wetland and is sinking. 83,000 Hawaii homes dispose of sewage in cesspools. Rising sea levels will make them more of a mess 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Beavers are set to return to a wetland for the first time in 400 years, conservationists said. Beavers to make Nene Wetlands return after 400 years 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Here, sage and other plants used for medicinal and ritual purposes sprout along streams and wetlands that provide sanctuary for birds and other animals. Oak Flat: a tract in Arizona sacred to some Native Americans but proposed as a giant copper mine 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Scott Culbertson runs the Friends of the Ballona Wetlands - the last coastal wetland in the city. Van life is far from glamorous on LA's streets 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Environmental Protection Agency, embracing a stringent new test for declaring wetlands protected under a landmark federal anti-pollution law in a ruling favoring an Idaho couple who challenged the EPA. Factbox: A look at the US Supreme Court's major rulings this year 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z The world-famous beach resort visited by millions of tourists a year was also built on former wetlands. 83,000 Hawaii homes dispose of sewage in cesspools. Rising sea levels will make them more of a mess 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z He said the measure would weaken the regulation of wetlands that help control flooding and pollution. North Carolina GOP bars promotion of certain beliefs in state government, 1 of 5 veto overrides 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Jeff said the lake could be used as a reservoir, storing water on the valley floor instead of up in the mountains, and bringing back its wetlands. 'This water needs to be protected': California tribe calls for preservation of Tulare Lake 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z People find trash, and sewage and even cash machines thrown into the water at the wetlands and all their signs and fences have been defaced or burned, he said. Van life is far from glamorous on LA's streets 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z The new test could leave wide swathes of sensitive wetlands and tributaries unprotected by the Clean Water Act, the landmark 1972 anti-pollution law. Factbox: A look at the US Supreme Court's major rulings this year 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Its silty rivers rush down from the Himalayas, spill into a filigreed maze of ponds, wetlands and tributaries before emptying into the blustery, black Bay of Bengal. Here’s a Look at the Water Crises That Might Be Coming to You Soon 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z Republicans and their allies blunted the impact of the bill’s language on wetlands, saying it would affect largely affect isolated terrain that rarely floods and align standards with federal law. North Carolina GOP bars promotion of certain beliefs in state government, 1 of 5 veto overrides 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z But they also view the lake’s return alongside their history, including how Native people were decimated and displaced by colonizers, and how they lost the waters and wetlands that had sustained them. 'This water needs to be protected': California tribe calls for preservation of Tulare Lake 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Some are often too afraid to walk in the wetlands near the trailer park and they no longer take visiting school children to that section of the wetlands because it's not safe, he added. Van life is far from glamorous on LA's streets 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Under the scheme, developers can work with local landowners to help create offsetting habitat - particularly wetlands and woodlands - in return for nutrient credits which can be used in planning applications. Rules on pollution blocking housebuilding, says minister 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z But as the river’s flow has shrunk, the wetlands have gone dry. In Iran, Some Are Chasing the Last Drops of Water 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Supreme Court decision, would leave about half of the state’s wetlands unprotected. North Carolina GOP bars promotion of certain beliefs in state government, 1 of 5 veto overrides 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z She said for the tribe, the draining of the lake and its wetlands was like “destroying the Garden of Eden.” 'This water needs to be protected': California tribe calls for preservation of Tulare Lake 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Ivan Sprajc, who led the team, said they had been most surprised by the discovery of an elevated terrain surrounded by wetlands. Maya civilisation: Archaeologists find ancient city in jungle 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z “We’re taking the most aggressive climate action ever,” Mr. Biden said in a speech to supporters and activists gathered at a coastal wetland area in Palo Alto. Biden touts ‘historic’ climate spending as he courts California donors 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z In Lily Lake, Illinois, a rural town outside Chicago, a Shell gas station under construction spilled nearly 8,000 gallons of gasoline after heavy rain flooded tanks last April, sending petroleum into a nearby wetland. The hidden cost of gasoline 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z He plans to tour the coastal wetland area and announce $600 million for projects to address climate change, according to the White House. Biden to hold 4 fundraisers in San Francisco area as he revs up 2024 campaign 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z Thousands of pairs of flamingos graced Spain's famous Fuente de Piedra southern wetlands last year to hatch their chicks in what was one of the largest colonies of these iconic wading birds in Europe. WestJet to shut down Sunwing Airlines 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z A protracted drought in Spain's renowned southern wetlands has forced flamingos to hatch chicks elsewhere. Spain drought forces Fuente de Piedra flamingos to find new home 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Only a few dozen adult birds could be seen on Saturday after a prolonged drought in Spain, which has dried up the saltwater lagoon and forced most migrating birds to avoid the wetland. Spanish lagoon popular with breeding flamingos dries up as drought persists 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Snow geese and coruscating tulips draw me to the sloughs and wetlands where the serpentine Skagit River flows into the Salish Sea. It's a life of rhythm and ewes for this Skagit Valley singer/sheep farmer 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z It may seem straightforward, then, that our nation’s wetlands deserve federal protection. Here’s What the Supreme Court’s Clean Water Act Ruling Means to You 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Edmonds, less than 30 minutes by car or train from Seattle, is nestled on five miles of pristine shoreline chock-full of parks, with a marina, wetlands and even an underwater marine sanctuary. Edmonds puts fun within easy reach | Provided by Visit Edmonds 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z “We need to do everything possible to draw attention to this climate catastrophe and our demands to restore the wetlands” that store large amounts of carbon,” Wahlgren said. Climate protesters throw paint and glue at Monet painting in Swedish museum 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z The advert featured a girl, who said "Anglian Water is creating wetlands to clean water using nature and make homes for wildlife". Anglian Water TV advert banned due to sewage pollution record 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Vast quantities of water help carry the chemicals into aquifers and wetlands. Opinion: The PGA-LIV merger isn't the problem. Golf is 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z While the CWA limits dredging and filling of wetlands and pollutant discharges, this does not apply to every wet patch in your backyard or divot in the forests. Here’s What the Supreme Court’s Clean Water Act Ruling Means to You 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z When the Bureau of Reclamation dammed the river at Klamath Falls, it diverted some of the wetlands’ flow downriver, and the railroad tracks cut off the rest of the marshy basin. The massive dam removal on the Klamath may save salmon but can’t solve the West’s water crisis 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Important wetlands along the reservoir, including the Velyki and Mali Kuchuhury archipelago, will suffer from desiccation, and ecologists are concerned that invasive plants, such as ragweed and goldenrod, will colonize newly exposed sediment. Destruction of Ukrainian dam threatens nature reserves, rare species 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z The broadcast promoted how the company built wetlands. Anglian Water TV advert banned due to sewage pollution record 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Because of its high ecological value, it is protected and designated as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Ukrainian Dam Collapse Triggers ‘Ecological Disaster’ 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Instead, the act’s jurisdiction—the legal extent of its regulation of wetlands—is limited to locations where these places are essential to the health and integrity of the nation’s surface waters. Here’s What the Supreme Court’s Clean Water Act Ruling Means to You 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Along the retreating shorelines, state officials have been working on projects to control dust and build wetlands to provide wildlife habitat. Why hasn't L.A. seen a big San Andreas quake recently? Researchers find a clue 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Removing a large number of waterways and wetlands from the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act will predictably lead to more pollution. The party of pollution, disease and death: When Republicans tell you who they are, believe them 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Spain's socialist-led central government says no more water, either surface or underground, is available for farming, while scientists say reducing water use in the area would help replenish the wetland. German MPs scrap Spanish strawberry fields visit as election water wars heat up 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z What was once a marshy tangle of creeks and wetlands has mostly been converted to farmland in the Skagit basin. Emergency repairs underway at Skagit River jetty after hundreds of dead baby salmon were found 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z The Court slashed federal wetlands protections, leaving them at their weakest in the act’s history. Here’s What the Supreme Court’s Clean Water Act Ruling Means to You 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Researchers filed amicus briefs in favor of the current standard; some estimate the ruling will end federal regulation of some 18 million hectares of wetlands, or about half of the previously protected area. News at a glance: Long Covid defined, x-rayed atoms, and a tally of deep-sea biodiversity 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Army Corps of Engineers to approve all remaining permits for the pipeline, which would carry gas from West Virginia across nearly 1,000 streams and wetlands to Virginia. "Reckless hostage-taking": Progressive Democrats vow to vote against bipartisan debt ceiling deal 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z It was a really bad week for America's wetlands and for flood-prone neighborhoods in New Jersey. “War on the environment”: Samuel Alito just issued a radical rewrite of the Clean Water Act 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z The two countries are bound by the Helmand River, the longest river in Afghanistan, which flows from the foothills of the Hindu Kush mountain range and feeds into wetlands along the country’s border with Iran. At Least Three Are Killed in Clashes on Iranian-Afghan Border 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z In the aftermath, Americans should expect more floods and droughts, worse drinking-water quality and degraded ecosystems, all springing from the inevitable loss of the now-unprotected wetlands adjacent to our bays, lakes and rivers. Here’s What the Supreme Court’s Clean Water Act Ruling Means to You 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z In a decision that reduces federal protections for wetlands, the U.S. News at a glance: Long Covid defined, x-rayed atoms, and a tally of deep-sea biodiversity 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z The $6.6 billion project is intended to carry gas about 300 miles from the Marcellus shale fields in West Virginia across nearly 1,000 streams and wetlands before ending in Virginia. New Details in Debt Limit Deal: Where $136 Billion in Cuts Will Come From 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z The same ultra-right-wing Supreme Court that rolled back women's reproductive rights, put millions of formerly regulated wetlands beyond the protection of the U.S. “War on the environment”: Samuel Alito just issued a radical rewrite of the Clean Water Act 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Combatants on both sides of the issue, however, suggest that a series of recent events left the fate of the wetlands area uncertain. Judge orders halt to Ballona Wetlands restoration project 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Still, through eight consecutive administrations and all of these rules, one point has remained clear: adjacent wetlands were jurisdictional. Here’s What the Supreme Court’s Clean Water Act Ruling Means to You 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Four justices led by Justice Brett Kavanaugh argued the new standard is too narrow, ignores the law’s intent to protect wetlands “adjacent” to waterways, and will undermine efforts to prevent pollution and habitat destruction. News at a glance: Long Covid defined, x-rayed atoms, and a tally of deep-sea biodiversity 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z It makes me feel as if whatever we do now — whether cleaning our yards, building more resilient wetlands, voting in decent climate policies — will be too little, too late. Opinion: How to dig your way out of climate grief 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Now, with its shameful dismantling of wetlands and clean water protections, this rollback will mean more flooding and more water pollution. “War on the environment”: Samuel Alito just issued a radical rewrite of the Clean Water Act 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z “It gives the mosaic of habitats at the ecological reserve a reprieve from facing utter destruction and upheaval by state officials who — shockingly — favor sending bulldozers and other heavy equipment into these fragile wetlands.” Judge orders halt to Ballona Wetlands restoration project 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z While over 50 years of enforcement have protected adjacent wetlands, the requirement of an adjoining, continuous surface connection is new, and narrower than we’ve ever seen. Here’s What the Supreme Court’s Clean Water Act Ruling Means to You 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z California’s water regulators say the ruling will be harmful for protections nationwide, but the more stringent state protections of wetlands won’t be affected. Supreme Court scales back clean water protections. What does it mean for California? 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z The case involved a couple in Idaho, Michael and Chantell Sackett, who wanted to build a property on a land that the EPA had deemed a protected wetland. The Supreme Court's decision helping polluters is "ideologically driven," says expert 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z The ruling will limit the types of streams, wetlands and other water bodies the agency can protect under the Clean Water Act. We Need 50 More Years of the Clean Water Act 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z “This restoration project remains the best mechanism to revitalize the Ballona Creek wetlands for many future generations of Angelenos,” said Jordan Traverso, a spokeswoman for the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Judge orders halt to Ballona Wetlands restoration project 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Just how many wetlands are we talking about? Here’s What the Supreme Court’s Clean Water Act Ruling Means to You 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Esquivel stressed that because more than 90% of California’s wetlands have already been drained and destroyed, strong protections for those that remain are vital. Supreme Court scales back clean water protections. What does it mean for California? 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z Throwing out a precedent by moderate Justice Anthony Kennedy, which allowed the EPA to protect wetlands if they have a "significant nexus" to nearby regulated waters, conservative Justice Samuel Alito's majority opinion in Sackett v. The Supreme Court's decision helping polluters is "ideologically driven," says expert 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z He found that the EPA’s argument that “water” automatically encompasses “wetlands” because water is a basic feature of wetlands “proves too much.” Idaho couple prevented by EPA from building house wins Supreme Court case 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z |
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