U.S. Wetlands Protection Efforts Failing

A National Academy of Sciences study says that U.S. efforts to protect wetlands are failing.

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July 12, 2001, 12:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The panel, an advisory council to the National Academy of Sciences, found that construction of substitute wetlands has often been delayed or never completed. Many projects that were finished have failed to serve the function of natural wetlands, and there has been little follow-up to insure that the artificial wetlands do not silt up or become weed-choked."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: U.S. Wetlands Protection Lagging, Study Says

Thursday, July 12, 2001 in National Geographic

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