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How Big Ag thwarted wetlands protections in Illinois and Iowa

This story was originally published by Grist. Two years ago this week, the Supreme Courtโ€™s decision in Sackett v. the Environmental Protection Agency significantly limited the agencyโ€™s ability to use the 1972 Clean Water Act to safeguard the nationโ€™s wetlands from pollution and destruction. The decision determined that wetlands โ€” waterlogged habitats that help filter […]

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