Regions where there have been high rates of loss are shown in yellow to red and regions with dense present-day wetland and with low rates of loss are shown in blue.

The Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, a journalism collaborative based at the University of Missouri School of ...

The states that border the Mississippi River have lost at least half of the wetlands they once had, including Wisconsin.

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today released a required report to Congress that shows the dire status of America’s wetlands and highlights the urgent need for more protections.

Wetlands are ecosystems, in which water is the primary factor controlling ... Wetlands are among the ecosystems with the highest rates of decline, loss and degradation. Indicators of current ...

But recent court rulings have limited wetlands protection. File photo/The State As flood threats rise, wetlands across South Carolina could play an important role in fending off high water before ...