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 Marla Stelk, Executive Director at news@nawm.org and reference “In the News” in the subject.
- NC Environmental Management Commission votes to update ‘wetlands’ definition
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How human-made Tres Rios Wetlands fits into Valley’s wastewater recycling process
- Bozeman commissioners pass strengthened wetland codes
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Houston developed 65,000 flood-prone properties since Harvey. Who profits, and who pays the price?
- Muskrats may be key to solving invasive aquatic plant problems, study finds
August 6, 2025 –
NAWM Comments on EPA Request for Input on Clean Water Act Section 401
NAWM submitted comments in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) request for input on regulatory uncertainty or implementation challenges associated with the Clean Water Act (CWA) section 401 certification process as defined in the 2023 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule. NAWM believes that CWA section 401 has worked well for over 50 years and has found no evidence to support claims that the certification process is broken. NAWM does believe EPA needs to revise the certification regulations from 2023. Read letter here.