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14 July 2026

• Developers drained Florida cities’ wetlands. It cost homeowners $1.6B, new report says
  Development in Florida has stripped hundreds of square miles of wetlands, leaving urban areas especially vulnerable to flooding. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology study finally puts a price tag...
• ‘A handout to developers’? New Florida law has meant more Tampa Bay wetlands filled in
  Last summer, the owners of an East Tampa trucking company illegally filled an acre of wetlands. Regulators fined the company but ultimately allowed it to continue building as long as it restored...
• Calculating the Costs of Wetland Loss
  New research suggests that the loss of wetlands since 1985 has cost more than $10 billion in residential flood insurance claim payments, with the Houston metropolitan area among the hardest hit.
• Restored wetlands reap benefits for climate, drought-resilience after just one year, study shows
  Reviving floodplain wetlands slashes carbon emissions by 39% and restores critical ecosystem functions in one year—without the methane spike typically seen in restored peatlands, a new study has found...
• Wetlands: What You Don’t Know And Why It Matters
  Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Unique Wetlands Ecosystems Protect Us from Flooding, Filter Our Drinking...