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by Susan Sargent | October 2, 2012
Citizens and organizations interested in protecting wetlands and streams from destruction do not have to depend on regulatory agencies. Some of the things that you can do include: Review public notices Get on notice lists and check agency websites to keep up with proposed permits and ...

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Failed Mitigation

We started with a modest grant in our Tennessee office in 2004 to follow up on a study of mitigation. We have since begun similar work and trained others in several states including Kentucky, Missouri, Louisiana, Iowa and Minnesota. Our “Yes Net Loss” project involves examining permits ...

Wetlands Net Loss

State and federal agencies have been regulating the destruction of wetlands and streams under the concept of “No Net Loss” since the first Bush administration announced it in 1989. This means that permits to fill or alter public waterways are supposed to go through the hierarchy of ...

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