The Environmental Protection Agency recently released new rules that decide which bodies of water fall under federal protection. But a case before the U.S. Supreme Court throws those rules into question and could end protections for some wetlands — which threatens water and wildlife.
Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco of Harvest Public Media and the Mississippi River Basin Agriculture and Water Desk reports.
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