Municipalities could string together smaller “swamps” into prime wetlands, hindering development, according to a opponents of House Bill 326, a measure that would change how wetlands are defined.

The public has until Monday to comment on the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers' proposed changes to the "waters of the United States" definition that are expected to limit ...

Democrats, environmental groups and business leaders are denouncing a bill that they say would further erode protections for Indiana’s already shrinking wetlands. Senate Bill 414, which deals with ...

A Senate committee will hold hearings Thursday on three bills aimed at clarifying the state’s wetlands and shoreline protection laws and making it a bit easier for the construction industry. One — ...

Members of Congress constantly call for decisions to be based on sound science, but when it comes to our nation’s wetlands, science could go down the drain on Capitol Hill. A very unscientific bill ...

Editor’s Note: Meredith Jo Alcoke and Amy P. Wang are members of the Environmental Practice Group at Ward and Smith P.A. On Aug. 28, a new rule issued by the United States Environmental Protection ...

Millions of acres of wetlands — from Alaskan tundra to the Eastern Shore’s low-lying pine forests — would be opened to development under proposals now being considered by the Bush administration. The ...

CORAL SPRINGS — South Florida developers and local environmental regulators don’t always see the same thing when they look at a piece of land in far western Broward County. The developer sees a lot ...

A cypress swamp at their backs, the experts fanned out Tuesday, fondling plants and poking muddy dirt while sidestepping cow patties in a pasture near Orlando International Airport. Their task: Test – ...

WASHINGTON — Federal agencies have proposed a new regulatory scheme for wetlands that would decrease the amount of land that can be classified as environmentally sensitive and removed from development ...