In the central U.S. and Canada, for example, wetlands in the so-called prairie pothole region on the Great Plains support up to three-quarters of North America’s breeding ducks.

The Economic Case for Preserving America’s Wetlands Healthy wetlands can save money, homes, and lives—if Donald Trump leaves them intact. Jackie Flynn Mogensen May+June 2025 Issue.

A new era dawns for America’s disappearing wetlands as feds retreat from oversight By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; For sport or food, love of birds is saving grace for America’s ...

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 ...

Home / News / Environmental News. For sport or food, love of birds is saving grace for America’s wetlands. Nearly all of the wetlands in Minnesota’s prairie region have been destroyed.

In this piece — part of a series from The Gazette and the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk — a look at what’s next for America’s disappearing wetlands, and how the battle to save ...

A muskrat cavorts in the wetlands drainage ditch. Under the guidance of former village park director John Joyce and his successor, Rob Gunther, the area was reseeded with native species.

Minnesota lost 140,000 acres of forested wetlands between 2006 and 2020, with many replaced by flooded or man-made ponds and lakes. The Supreme Court’s 2023 Sackett decision has also removed federal ...

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared only wetlands connected to a “water of the U.S.” will be protected. That ruling, Sackett v. EPA, could remove safeguards from more than half of the ...

CHESTERFIELD, MO. — On a sunny spring day on a farm outside St. Louis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin celebrated a new era for America’s wetlands. Flanked by ...