SC could lose 1 million acres of wetlands as floods rise and federal protections vanish
In one of the first reports outlining how many wetlands could be affected, an environmental group says South Carolina could ...
Iowa landowner's lawsuit taking aim at longstanding wetlands rule could have sweeping effect
Federal suit over Iowa land looks to strike down one of the few conservation requirements farmers must meet to qualify for ...
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New Study Shows Extreme and Far-Reaching Impacts of Sackett Ruling on Federal Wetland Protections
Modeling by the Natural Resources Defense Council found that at least 60 percent of individual wetlands are left unprotected ...
Farmers head to court to protect wetlands against suit by Chicago investor and two law firms
Several Iowa farmers have joined the federal government to defend a long-standing Farm Bill provision that protects wetlands ...
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Bluffton protects environment with improved wetlands ordinance
Protecting the environment and the Lowcountry against dangerous flooding before a storm even hits is just part of the reason ...
State responsible for wetlands’ maintenance: environment ministry to tribunal on Goyla Khurd pond
Environment ministry has placed responsibility on the state administration in its response to the National Green Tribunal ...
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Florida legislators want to rewrite rules on wetlands banking, weakening restoration efforts
The bills would allow developers to buy credits for wetlands mitigation far from areas impacted and long before restoration ...
As EPA deregulates, nearly 1.8M acres of SC wetlands could lose federal protection, report says
U.S. Supreme Court stripped many of the federal protections from America's wetlands in Sackett v. EPA. South Carolina ...
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Environmentalists: Second attempt at wetlands bill would leave 80% vulnerable to development
A bill that would remove protections from an estimated 80% of Tennessee's wetlands advanced through a Senate committee ...
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Environmentalists raise alarm as Wakiso loses 70% of wetlands
The Wakiso District Wetlands map indicates that Kira Division is home to the majority of the degraded wetlands, where large marshlands have been replaced with human settlements Thank you for reading ...
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County calls on DEC to not implement new wetland regulations
MAYVILLE – Chautauqua County officials do not want to see the new environmental wetlands regulations go into effect. During ...
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EPA water nominee fields questions on wetlands, funding
Jessica Kramer, the nominee for assistant administrator for water, fielded questions from Republicans about the agency’s ...