States Turn to Programs, Legislation to Boost Conservation Funding


States Turn to Programs, Legislation to Boost Conservation Funding


Wisconsin`s wetlands are in trouble. Soil experts have estimated that the state once held about 10 million acres of the habitat, which supports 75% of local wildlife, but human development has reduced that area by roughly half. Last year, Republican Gov. Scott Walker signed a construction-friendly bill that removed state protections on some 1 million acres, and in September, the Trump administration rolled back Clean Water Act protections, a move the state`s Secretary of Natural Resources said could threaten rare plant life, important fish species and drinking water quality...

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