A major environmental law just got bigger and better, with nearly 300,000 acres of wetlands and beaches gaining protection under the Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm (BEACH) Act, reported ...

Wetlands are biologically diverse ecosystems that provide a habitat for many vital species, acting as buffers against coastal storms and as a natural water filter water, breaking down harmful ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Plans conceived more than a decade ago to restore wetlands near the Lesner Bridge accelerated this week when the City Council approved funding for the project. The city will ...

Some of Manatee County’s newly elected commissioners are hoping to speed up the process of restoring local wetland protections that were removed in 2023. In September, the board voted to restore ...

Big changes to New York’s environmental conservation law took effect on Jan. 1, increasing regulated freshwater wetlands by one million acres, according to the state Department of Environmental ...

The District 5 commissioner made a motion Jan. 7 that took an immediate action to reverse the decision that was made in October 2023 to cut additional wetland buffer requirements and defer to the ...