wetland

Wetland banks save cities, townships, and counties money for building roads

Lester Graham

Buying wetlands on the commercial market is expensive. The state of Michigan set up a program to give municipal road agencies a way to mitigate damage to wetlands more cheaply.

An Eastern sandhill crane calls as it guards the egg at its feet in a small wetland area. Wetlands like this might be protected under the Biden Waters of the U.S. ruling, but not protected if they're an ephemeral pool on agricultural land.

Environment & Climate Change

Congressional attempt to block Biden rule on protection for some streams and wetlands vetoed

Lester Graham

President Joe Biden vetoed a resolution by Congress to block a new rule defining the Waters of the U.S. as including some wetlands and streams.

The old Velsicol chemical plant site from across the Pine River.

Environment & Climate Change

Mixed reactions greet new clean water rule

The Obama administration has finalized new regulations meant to clarify which bodies of water are protected under the Clean Water Act.The new rule was…