wetlands

It’s estimated North America has lost more than three billion birds over the past 50 years — mostly due to climate change and habitat loss.

Sam Carpenter, the new executive director for the Hoosier Environmental Council, said he hopes to tackle some big issues in his new role.

There's an effort underway to get the Michigan Legislature to appropriate $30 million to create wetlands as a way to reduce harmful algal blooms.

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether or not certain wetlands should be considered Waters of the United States and protected by the federal government.

Last year an Indiana law took away protections for isolated wetlands, wetlands that aren’t directly connected to a body of water and make up most of the wetlands in the state. That same law also created a task force to study wetland protections.

Dozens of researchers and specialists descended on southern Indiana over the weekend to create a snapshot of one wetland’s biodiversity.

Last year lawmakers passed a law to remove protections for about half of all wetland acres in Indiana.

Wetlands are good at trapping a lot of carbon dioxide in a small space. Now that the state is protecting fewer wetlands, it's possible more CO2 will get…

The Hoosier Environmental Council has outlined its priorities for the upcoming legislative session. The group will talk about some of those at their…

Residents of Lake Village and environmental groups have won a lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers over a large organic dairy in Newton County. A…