On June 26, 2025, the Florida Governor signed the Mitigation Banks bill (SB492/HB1175) into law. This new law significantly updates the state's wetland mitigation banking program, impacting how ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge, an area of marshland at the eastern edge of New Orleans, is — in biological terms — considered an area full of wetlands.

Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge, an area of marshland at the eastern edge of New Orleans, is — in biological terms — considered an area full of wetlands. One of the last remaining ...

Sea Island filled the section of wetland in 2013 with approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division, case records show.

Environmental groups in New York state want Gov. Kathy Hochul to enact strict protections for wetlands. The state passed a sweeping wetland protection law in 2022. Now, regulations are being ...

A line of development stretches across Southwest Louisiana, where a new law looks to redefine what wetland areas need permitting for development. (Elise Plunk/Louisiana Illuminator. Aerial support ...