The Okefenokee Wilderness is one of the last large freshwater swamps that have remained largely pristine, but that could change soon if a company gets approval to mine heavy minerals not far away.

It is World Wetlands Day today. World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city ...

It's no secret that Louisiana's crucially important saltwater and freshwater wetlands have long been fading away. But a new study shows things could get far worse. As the state's saltwater wetlands ...