“Ghost forest” in Nags Head Woods, North Carolina, where saltwater intrusion puts low-lying freshwater ecosystems at risk. As sea levels rise, the ecosystems nearest to the water are most at risk. In ...

A major new international review co-authored by Professor Gemma Harvey, Professor of Physical Geography in the Department of ...

Gathered round Martha’s Pond in New Jersey’s iconic Pine Barrens, students in Claude Epstein’s environmental science class were instructed to put down their notebooks and simply observe. Under a big ...

Freshwater wetlands are nature’s superheroes. Covering nearly 25% of Delaware’s land area, freshwater wetlands are a vital part of our natural heritage and a key component of the First State’s healthy ...

It's no secret that Louisiana's crucially important saltwater and freshwater wetlands have long been fading away. But a new study shows things could get far worse. As the state's saltwater wetlands ...

Amanda Lefton, state DEC commissioner, was saved by the bell recently. Lefton was answering a question by state Sen. George ...

The 2022 budget legislation expanded DEC's role by changing the definition of areas that constitute a regulated freshwater wetland. Regulation of wetlands is one of the most significant ways that the ...

Several environmental organizations are seeking to have their say in a lawsuits filed by the Chautauqua Lake Property Owners Association and Chautauqua Lake Partnership that seek to overturn the state ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A broad coalition of environmental organizations called on the New York State Legislature to expand freshwater wetlands protections, continuing a persistent push to protect the ...