New Study Shows Extreme and Far-Reaching Impacts of Sackett Ruling on Federal Wetland Protections - Inside Climate News

New Study Shows Extreme and Far-Reaching Impacts of Sackett Ruling on Federal Wetland Protections - Inside Climate News

Modeling by the Natural Resources Defense Council found that at least 60 percent of individual wetlands are left unprotected after the Supreme Court ruling.By Lauren DalbanWetlands and ephemeral streams provide a wide variety of benefits to people and wildlife, from flood protection for local communities, to preventing pollutants from entering the water supply, to breeding grounds for endangered bird species. Wetlands can also act as carbon sink…