1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (229+ words) EPA’s June 2026 proposal sought to cap final environmental impact statements at 150 pages, or 300 pages for actions of extraordinary complexity. The proposal also sought to enforce a maximum two-year period for completing an EIS. Those limits are tied to the agency’s…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (59+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking additional public comments as it…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (902+ words) Articles in Biodiversity & Habitat Mallards declined 11% to their lowest estimate in 33 years, while May ponds increased 14% An overview of habitat conditions and duck production prospects in key waterfowl breeding areas How Ducks Unlimited donors’ gift is advancing innovative wetland management…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (166+ words) Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF) was honored by Delta Waterfowl with its Partners in Conservation Award during the Champions of Delta luncheon on July 26 at Delta's Duck Hunters Expo. SCI Foundation Board President Steve Skold and his wife, Sue Skold,…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (169+ words) A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agent was recognized for his waterfowl enforcement efforts at the Sept. 3 Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting in Baton Rouge. Senior Agent Joshua Schilling, of Jefferson, received the Louisiana Waterfowl Enforcement…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (717+ words) About the only good news coming from this year’s annual waterfowl breeding count survey is the increase in the number of breeding ponds across the Canadian provinces and northern U.S. states. The news from the Sept. 1 report is that numbers…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (79+ words) The Advocate The 2026 Waterfowl Survey conducted by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Service on traditional midcontinent breeding areas with the top 10 species and the number of ponds (Prairie Canada & North-Central U.S.) observed in May and June compared to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1723+ words) When the weather turns cool and autumn breezes shift to the north, duck hunters can expect to see waterfowl numbers similar to those seen during 2025. That’s the assessment of this year’s annual Waterfowl Population Status Report released earlier this week…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (451+ words) WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking additional public comments as it tries to redefine the scope of the nation's bedrock clean water law to significantly limit the wetlands it covers. The latest proposal is a "supplemental" rule that the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (38+ words) Virginia NWTF, Quail Forever and VDWR launched the Century Project at Flippo-Gentry WMA, using $25,000 for longleaf pine restoration and brood habitat. Timber harvesting and mulching across 44 acres will improve nesting areas and turkey poult survival....