Wetlands

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Water Panel Retreats on Wetlands Protection

In a troubling reversal, the Water Resources Panel voted unanimously January 9 to table a proposed policy that would have helped safeguard the state’s dwindling number of wetlands — Mother Nature’s filter for keeping our fresh water clean. This surprising turn follows closely on the heels of other recent decisions from Vermont’s environmental review panels to retreat from positions that would protect the state’s environment, including the Natural Resources Board move to support an Act 250 utility line exemption.
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