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12 October 2026

• Earth has lost one-fifth of its wetlands since 1700—but most could still be saved
  Like so many of the planet's natural habitats, wetlands have been systematically destroyed over the past 300 years. Bogs, fens, marshes and swamps have disappeared from maps and memory, having been...
• Why Great Plains rivers depend on wetlands as well as climate
  When a prairie river carries more water in one year than another, the obvious place to look for an explanation is the sky. A year with more snow and rain should have more water in rivers. That was...
• Proposed EPA Rule Change Could Cut Months From Timelines Of Projects Near Wetlands
  Before the 2023 Supreme Court decision in Sackett v. EPA that started to scale back federal protections, developers in Florida still had to get permitting from the state Department of Environmental...
• Wetlands: What You Don’t Know And Why It Matters
  Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Unique Wetlands Ecosystems Protect Us from Flooding, Filter Our Drinking...
• Happy Wetlands Month
  May is American Wetlands Month—a time to celebrate one of nature’s most productive ecosystems! Wetlands are areas where water covers soil all or part of the time. EPA and our partner federal, state,...