Firefighters assist residents in evacuating their homes from East River floodwaters on March 15, 2019, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Adam Wesley/USA Today) ASHLAND, Wis. — In less than 10 years, three ...

ASHLAND — In fewer than 10 years, three catastrophic floods ravaged northwestern Wisconsin and changed the way people think about water. The most severe, in July 2016, slammed Ashland with more than ...

As I drive down I-45 toward Galveston, I often distract myself from the traffic by looking for signs of water: The small signs at bridges marking our region’s many bayous and creeks. The ...

Tracy Hames, executive director of the Wisconsin Wetlands Association, walks along a stretch of Black Earth Creek in rural Dane County. The creek jumped its banks during a historic flood in 2018, ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday eliminated federal protections for vast numbers of the nation's wetlands, setting the stage for their conversion to farm fields and urban development. The effect ...

For most people, water is something that simply arrives at the tap. It is assumed to be safe, regulated, and protected by the systems designed to oversee public health. Yet research over the past ...

For the Tulalip Tribes in Washington state, the wetlands nestled in the tribe’s forests and coasts are far from humble swamps and simple ponds. They’re vital for climate resilience and biodiversity — ...

The Black Swamp Conservancy has restored more than a dozen wetlands across northwest Ohio, including this one in Paulding County. It's part of a larger effort to reduce nutrient runoff and prevent ...

Wetlands aren’t just pretty places, advocates argue, but also powerhouses that can save communities money by blunting the impact of flood disasters. A 2024 Wisconsin law geared at preventing such ...