Damaging floods are now so common in the states that border the Mississippi River, including Wisconsin, that the issue can’t ...

Over the last 20 years, wetlands have been losing their most ardent advocates, especially in states like Minnesota, South ...

Following a restoration project for the Oil Creek, work is beginning on a new stretch of the Hanover Trolley Trail containing ...

Some say wetlands can save money by blunting flood impacts. A Wisconsin law geared to stem disasters before they happen will test that idea.

Opposing views among environmental groups and coastal scientists in Louisiana have spurred intense debates over the use of ...

Wetland restoration is being implemented as a cost-effective solution to mitigate flooding. The success of the Wisconsin program is generating interest in other states, potentially offering a ...

Following the record floods, state leaders invested in restoring wetlands within the watershed to relieve flooding. Tracy Hames, executive director of the Wisconsin Wetlands Association ...

In this piece — part of a series from The Gazette and the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk — a look at how love of ...

The conflicts could jeopardize some decades-long efforts to restore the state’s disappearing coast. Wetlands are sometimes referred to as the kidneys of the earth — and for good reason.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 and sending 134 ...