Artificial Wetlands
The Federal policy of “no net loss” of wetlands doesn’t mean wetlands can’t be destroyed. Developers who want to build an airport or shopping mall over wetlands can choose to “replicate” nature nearby. Henry Sessions of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports on the varying successes of these substitutes.
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