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03 September 2026

• New Virginia tool could help turn dredged sediment into a resource for Hampton Roads wetlands
  Hampton Roads depends on dredging to keep its waterways open for ships, boats, and commerce. A new online mapping tool is designed to help answer that question by connecting dredged material with...
• 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...
• Floating wetlands a promising way to decrease wastewater emissions: new research
  Treating dirty waste water solves one environmental problem but creates another by releasing large amounts of climate emissions. As microorganisms break down sewage, they release carbon dioxide,...
• The EPA removes federal protections for most of the country's wetlands
  The EPA dialed back pollution protections for inland waterways including streams and wetlands in alignment with a Supreme Court decision. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Ariel Wittenberg of E and E News.
• Even protected Florida wetlands can't escape microplastic pollution
  Microplastics are turning up almost everywhere—from oceans and rivers to soils and sediments—yet far less is known about what happens when they enter freshwater wetlands. Often overlooked in favor of...