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14 July 2026

• ‘A handout to developers’? New Florida law has meant more Tampa Bay wetlands filled in
  Last summer, the owners of an East Tampa trucking company illegally filled an acre of wetlands. Regulators fined the company but ultimately allowed it to continue building as long as it restored...
• Restored wetlands reap benefits for climate, drought-resilience after just one year, study shows
  Reviving floodplain wetlands slashes carbon emissions by 39% and restores critical ecosystem functions in one year—without the methane spike typically seen in restored peatlands, a new study has found...
• 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...
• UNLV students use science to reduce wildfire risk for Las Vegas wetlands
  When Sophia Lorenzana took an ornithology class at UNLV as an undergraduate student, she never imagined it would spark a love for one of the area’s most underrated natural resources: Wetlands Park.
• Global wetlands losses overestimated despite high losses in many regions
  New analysis shows the U.S. has accounted for more wetland conversion and degradation than any other country. Its findings help better explain the causes and impacts of such losses and inform...