Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new report from Union of Concerned Scientists pushes for wetland protections in a new farm bill. (Courtesy of USDA) A new report ...

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Wetlands can be a beneficial part of a farming operation, and a group of conservation organizations are out to prove it with a new demonstration farm in South Dakota. Just south of Huron, 310 acres of ...

DELAWARE, IOWA – In northeast Iowa, a wispy stand of trees looks out of place. It is surrounded by crop fields on the north side of a four-lane highway, an oasis of nature that is uncommon in rural ...

The Oregon Court of Appeals has agreed with state regulators that a Linn County farming operation unlawfully cleared and graded wetlands to plant hazelnut trees. Jack Scott Farms of Lebanon, Ore., had ...

Several Iowa farmers have joined the federal government to defend a long-standing Farm Bill provision that protects wetlands against a challenge by a Chicago-based investor and two libertarian law ...

As federal safeguards erode, state lawmakers are laying the groundwork for restoring and protecting wetlands left vulnerable ...

MIDDLETOWN — The owner of a new farm issued a cease and desist order for reportedly disturbing wetlands on his property believes he has suffered intimidation by city officials. Matt Mitchell, a ...

As sweeping changes to the federal Clean Water Act in recent years have weakened protections for wetlands, Illinois has ...

Delaware lawmakers are amending a newly introduced measure that aims to provide greater protections for the state’s nontidal, or freshwater, wetlands. The legislation, sponsored by state Sen.

A new report from Union of Concerned Scientists pushes for wetland protections in a new Farm Bill. (Photo courtesy of USDA) A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists found wetlands in the ...