Wetlands /tags/wetlands Wetlands en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Mon, 20 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT A Midwest farmland owner tests a longstanding wetland conservation law called 'swampbuster' /2025-01-20/swampbuster-wetlands-farmland-lawsuit Under a 40-year-old law, the U.S. Department of Agriculture can withhold subsidies, like crop insurance and disaster payments, from farmers who clear, drain or convert wetlands. A company that owns farmland in the Midwest says it’s unconstitutional. Mon, 20 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT /2025-01-20/swampbuster-wetlands-farmland-lawsuit Rachel Cramer Mini-artificial islands mimic wetlands and help filter Missouri's lakes and ponds /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-10-01/mini-artificial-islands-mimic-wetlands-and-help-filter-missouris-lakes-and-ponds Artificial floating wetlands naturally filter water from contaminants and excess nutrients. There are about a dozen in the state, and the Missouri Department of Conservation wants to add more. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:39:45 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-10-01/mini-artificial-islands-mimic-wetlands-and-help-filter-missouris-lakes-and-ponds Ulaa Kuziez As Illinois' session ends, an attempt to reinstate wetland protections fails /health-science-environment/2024-06-24/illinois-session-clean-water-act-wetland-protections Despite the U.S. Supreme Court reversing a major Clean Water Act provision protecting wetlands, Illinois lawmakers attempted to codify protections into state law during this year’s session. The bill will be brought up again during the fall veto session. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-06-24/illinois-session-clean-water-act-wetland-protections Jennifer Bamberg Federal repeal of wetland protections shines light on Emiquon Nature Preserve /health-science-environment/2024-04-18/illinois-emiquon-nature-preserve-wetland-protection-repeal A U.S. Supreme Court decision last year stripping wetlands of most federal protections is drawing more attention to the threatened ecosystems, and what states can do in response. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-18/illinois-emiquon-nature-preserve-wetland-protection-repeal Camryn Cutinello Missouri destroyed 87% of its wetlands. What remains is still in danger /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-02-02/missouri-destroyed-87-of-its-wetlands-what-remains-is-still-in-danger In Missouri, agriculture, urban development and man-made flood control measures have replaced 87% of the state’s original wetlands. Fri, 02 Feb 2024 23:49:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-02-02/missouri-destroyed-87-of-its-wetlands-what-remains-is-still-in-danger Emily Woodbury The River Des Peres is a ‘gross smelly eyesore.’ It doesn’t have to be that way /health-science-environment/2023-12-20/the-river-des-peres-is-a-gross-smelly-eyesore-it-doesnt-have-to-be-that-way Many cities are already investing in nature-based solutions, such as removing pavement, building marshes and making room for rivers to flow. Now, St. Louis is looking to learn from Missouri’s neighbors in Dubuque, Iowa, on what the city can do with the River Des Peres. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-12-20/the-river-des-peres-is-a-gross-smelly-eyesore-it-doesnt-have-to-be-that-way Eric Schmid Wetlands restoration is key to avoiding the worst of future floods along the Mississippi /health-science-environment/2023-06-29/wetlands-restoration-is-key-to-avoiding-the-worst-of-future-floods-along-the-mississippi The existential threat from flooding is also an economic one for the cities and towns that hug the country's major rivers. In total, flooding in 2019 along the Mississippi and its tributaries caused an estimated $6.2 billion in damage, including millions in the St. Louis region. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-06-29/wetlands-restoration-is-key-to-avoiding-the-worst-of-future-floods-along-the-mississippi Eric Schmid Mississippi River basin should get more USDA conservation funding, new report says /health-science-environment/2023-04-14/mississippi-river-basin-should-get-more-usda-conservation-funding-new-report-says A new report from the Environmental Working Group found targeting the U.S. Department of Agriculture's conservation funding to the Mississippi River region would have huge benefits to water quality and the climate. Fri, 14 Apr 2023 10:30:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-04-14/mississippi-river-basin-should-get-more-usda-conservation-funding-new-report-says Eva Tesfaye The Supreme Court could end protections for some wetlands, threatening water and wildlife /2023-01-30/the-supreme-court-could-end-protections-for-some-wetlands-threatening-water-and-wildlife The Environmental Protection Agency recently released new rules regarding the Waters of the United States that decide which bodies of water fall under federal protection. But a case the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on soon throws those rules into question and could mean less protection for wetlands. Mon, 30 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /2023-01-30/the-supreme-court-could-end-protections-for-some-wetlands-threatening-water-and-wildlife Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco Towns hit by flooding get help from nonprofit creating wetlands along Mississippi River /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-10-27/towns-hit-by-flooding-get-help-from-nonprofit-creating-wetlands-along-mississippi-river Creating wetlands in farm country can reduce the severity of flooding downstream. The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative and Ducks Unlimited have partnered to create more wetlands in the Mississippi River basin. Wed, 27 Oct 2021 20:30:43 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-10-27/towns-hit-by-flooding-get-help-from-nonprofit-creating-wetlands-along-mississippi-river Emily Woodbury