Warming temperatures may cause methane emissions from wetlands to rise — by helping methane-producing bacteria thrive. Higher temperatures favor the activity of wetland soil microbes that ...

In the arid region south of Mexicali, where the pale desert dominates the landscape, the Las Arenitas wetland feels like a mirage. But it is real, and is an oasis for endemic and migratory birds ...

A flow of sediment from a decades-old river diversion has accidentally given birth to new wetlands. While that small delta is dwarfed by what’s washing away all around it, researchers have gained ...

Wetlands are places where land and water meet. They provide wildlife habitat, improve water quality, store carbon and slow water down during floods. Wisconsin has about 6 million acres of wetlands ...

In the soils of Earth's wetlands, microbes are fighting to both produce and consume the powerful greenhouse gas methane. But if Earth gets too hot, a key way wetlands clamp down on methane could ...

The Supreme Court's Sackett v. EPA decision limits federal protection to wetlands directly connected to a "water of the U.S." This change could remove safeguards from more than half of U.S ...

Eventually, the 1972 Clean Water Act banned unpermitted disposal of raw sewage in wetlands, but by then the marshy land had become an illegal dumping ground for other waste, including tires ...

Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Thursday issued a notice to the BMC on a PIL that challenged the permission it had granted for landfilling a wetland plot at village Pahadi Goregaon in Oshiwara ...

The Wildlife Institute of India has proposed designating the NRI wetland, along with DPS Flamingo Lake, as a conservation reserve for aquatic birds. This follows a WII assessment highlighting the ...

Explore the threats facing Ohio’s wetlands and the fight for their future. Discover an ecosystem under threat and the people and forces working to save it — the fascinating world of the wetlands.

Bombay HC issues notices to BMC, MCZMA, and Konkan Wetland Committee over alleged illegal development on Goregaon West wetland, following a PIL. MUMBAI: The Bombay high court (HC) on Thursday ...

People take photographs of wind turbines at sunset at the Gaomie Wetlands in Taichung yesterday. The Gaomie Wetland wind turbine project — part of the nation’s initiative to harness renewable energy ...