wetlands

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When, by the mid-1980s, commercial hunting and the destruction of wetlands brought nine of 10 major North American duck species into steep decline, a 1985 farm bill helped reverse that.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

In the course of three decades, the state passed all sorts of legislation, from wetlands protection to local government growth-management initiatives.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

This is unexpected because methane is usually produced in environments that lack oxygen, such as wetlands or deep ocean sediments.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

The floating wetlands will host a diverse range of saltmarsh plants, with marine species being trialled on a floating system - which has only been trialled six times previously.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

After an endless trek through trash- strewn wetlands, we found the salt ponds: rectangular fields of shallow water.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan