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A new era dawns for America’s disappearing wetlands as feds retreat from oversight

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Reading Time: 8 minutes(Graphic by Michael Crowe / Ag & Water Desk with images by Jeff Wheeler and Anthony Soufflé / Minnesota Star Tribune)On a sunny spring day on a farm outside St. Louis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin celebrated a new era for America’s wetlands. Flanked by farm equipment and a large American flag, Zeldin said federal rules about wetlands, long a source of frustration for people who want to drai…

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The restoration of wetlands is key if we want to curb the loss of biodiversity and the negative effects of climate change. There are many types of wetlands according to the Ramsar Convention: marine, estuarine, lake, coastal, palustres and even artificial. Each type of wetland has its peculiarities, but, in general terms, we could say that a wetland is an ecosystem: halfway between the aquatic and the terrestrial, where there is a sheet of water…

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Star Tribune broke the news in Minneapolis, United States on Monday, April 14, 2025.
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