Wisconsin is becoming wetter as lawmakers move to weaken rules for flood-preventing wetlands

As Wisconsin becomes a wetter place, lawmakers are pushing ahead with controversial rules to weaken protections of wetlands.

These ecologically important landscapes are currently protected by state and federal laws for a variety of reasons, including their ability to hold storm water and protect against flooding....

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Ken Notes: We should use the ease in regulations to improve both storm water retention and publicly accessible permanent wetland preserves. I do not believe that is the intent but it is nice to dream...