Weekly News of Interest
Listed below are links to news articles that may be of interest to the wetland community. Readers are encouraged to send links to recent articles, publications, and other resources pertaining to wetlands in their local area to Portia Osborne, Executive Director at news@nawm.org and reference “In the News” in the subject.
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- Permitting bill could speed energy projects, but draws critics
- Aurora tests the waters of Colorado’s new wetland protection rules in Park County
- Bringing more beavers to watersheds is a powerful drought-fighting tool, experts say
- Storm surge flood control, drought, suspect in drying up some Sanibel Island wetlands
- 2 major coastal projects get go-ahead from BP oil spill settlement trustees
- LPS Science Focus students explore unique ecosystem at Lincoln salt marsh wetland
Comment Letter – October 7, 2026 –
NAWM Comments on Updated Definition of "WOTUS"
The National Association of Wetland Managers (NAWM) submitted comments in response to the supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking, “Updated Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’,” EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0322. The NAWM letter addresses the following key issue areas: 1) importance of working with states and tribes to define WOTUS; 2) definitions and implementation of "perennial" and “relatively permanent”; 3) definition and implementation of "continuous surface connection"; and 4) concerns regarding the ability of states and Tribes to readily fill the jurisdictional gap. The full comment letter can be found here.