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14 October 2026

• How Wetlands Protection Narrowed After Sackett
  Wetlands Protection under the Clean Water Act narrowed after Sackett, leaving conservation, flood-control and permitting questions unresolved.
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• State’s voluntary wetlands management plan gets update
  To protect North Carolina's "hidden gems" vital as habitat, for flood control, and nutrient reduction, officials worked with stakeholders to update the Wetlands Program Plan now in its third revision.