South Dakota stands to lose its live-giving waters • South Dakota Searchlight

South Dakota stands to lose its live-giving waters • South Dakota Searchlight

The sun sets on the LaCreek National Wildlife Refuge near Martin, South Dakota, in April 2021. (John Deuter/USDA NRCS South Dakota, public license)Hundreds of thousands of acres of wetlands in northeastern South Dakota are likely to lose federal protection under the Trump administration’s proposed narrow interpretation of what water is important to preserve. The proposed restrictive definition says a wetland deserves protection only if it has a …