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State Law Keeps Wisconsin’s Wetlands Protected Despite U.S. Supreme Court Decision

by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner A U.S. Supreme Court decision has removed an estimated 50% of the country’s wetlands from protection under the federal Clean Water Act, yet more than a century of state laws and court precedent will leave most of Wisconsin’s wetlands protected.  The court’s majority decision, written by conservative Justice Samuel Alito, …