The commission discussed a proposal which would expand the zoning ordinance’s definition of wetland. A Wetland Buffer Zone ...

Warming temperatures may cause methane emissions from wetlands to rise — by helping methane-producing bacteria thrive. Higher temperatures favor the activity of wetland soil microbes that produce the ...

In the soils of Earth's wetlands, microbes are in a tug-of-war to produce and consume the powerful greenhouse gas methane. But if the Earth gets too hot, it could tip the scale in favor of the methane ...

Teasing apart the sources of organic carbon stored in coastal wetland soils around the world was the "grand challenge" Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) scientists successfully tackled in ...

This summer has been marked by severe flooding across our country, from New Mexicoto New York City to North Carolina to Texas, where a devastating flash flood killed more than 130people, including 37 ...

These are the images that often come to mind when many people think of wetlands. But without them, the Great Lakes wouldn't be what they are. Wetlands serve as spawning and nesting grounds, maintain ...

BAY CITY, MI — Federal judges have upheld a stay in a lawsuit filed by a Bay County contractor who accused state workers of illegally obtaining soil and water samples while inspecting property where ...

A federal appeals court panel of judges has sided with the state of Michigan after a company whose operator accused of destroying wetlands in Bay County said the government took soil and water samples ...

Rising temperatures could tip the scale in an underground battle that has raged for millennia. In the soils of Earth’s wetlands, microbes are fighting to both produce and consume the powerful ...