Tag: Wetlands
Peatlands keep a lot of carbon out of Earth’s atmosphere, but...
Julie Loisel, Texas A&M University
Peatlands are a type of wetland where dead plant material doesn’t fully decompose because it’s too soggy. In these ecosystems,...
As climate change erodes US coastlines, an invasive plant could become...
Judith Weis, Rutgers University Newark
Many invasive species are found along U.S. coasts, including fishes, crabs, mollusks and marsh grasses. Since the general opinion...
Protecting the world’s wetlands: 5 essential reads
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
World Wetlands Day on Feb. 2 marks the date when 18 nations signed the Convention on Wetlands in 1971, in the...
Small streams and wetlands are key parts of river networks –...
Ellen Wohl, Colorado State University
The Trump administration is proposing to redefine a key term in the Clean Water Act: “Waters of the United States.”...
Protecting wetlands helps communities reduce damage from hurricanes and storms
Siddharth Narayan, University of California, Santa Cruz and Michael Beck, University of California, Santa Cruz
2017 was the worst year on record for hurricane damage...
As communities rebuild after hurricanes, study shows wetlands can significantly reduce...
Siddharth Narayan, University of California, Santa Cruz and Michael Beck, University of California, Santa Cruz
A 12-year “hurricane drought” during which no major hurricanes formed...
Does Scott Pruitt have a solid case for repealing the Clean...
Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law School
On June 27, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt signed a proposed rule rescinding the Obama administration’s “Clean Water Rule.”...
Why farmers and ranchers think the EPA Clean Water Rule goes...
Reagan Waskom, Colorado State University and David J. Cooper, Colorado State University
President Trump issued an executive order Feb. 28 directing federal...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
