Supreme Court’s Limitation on Wetlands Protection Will Make Flooding Worse
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A new study calculates the dollar value of wetlands in reducing river flooding. But in Sackett vs. EPA, the high court rolled back protections for nature’s first line of defense. By Lisa Sorg The destruction of wetlands in the United States has increased the amount of flood insurance claims by $10 billion over the past […]