Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Unique Wetlands Ecosystems Protect Us from Flooding, Filter Our Drinking ...

A proposed $30 million investment in wetlands conservation would reduce algal blooms in Lake Erie, specifically in Monroe County and other areas in the Great Lakes region, if the money is approved ...

ASHEVILLE — Ecobot is acquiring one of its competitors. The Asheville-based startup, which provides an app specializing in transformative environmental data reporting, has bought the wetland ...

When growing up in the Tidewater region of southeastern Virginia near Norfolk, we used to play in what we called the “mudflats.” Later, when I was in college and graduate school, I began to appreciate ...

FAIRFIELD, Texas (AP) — As murky water snakes through a man-made wetland between Dallas and Houston, its shallow ponds of lush vegetation slowly filter out phosphorous and nitrates until, a week later ...

It’s raining and the sprinklers are running. Water restrictions are in effect and the sprinklers are running. The California Tahoe Conservancy is in the process of establishing a wetland, which takes ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — One of Orange County’s most unique parks has an important mission beyond providing habitat for Central Florida’s wildlife. The 1,650-acre Orlando Wetlands Park might seem like a ...

A watershed group in eastern P.E.I. is experimenting with a new mini-wetland that will filter pollutants, fertilizer and pesticides from water trickling out of the neighbouring farm field. The new ...