Property Rights Or Wetlands Wronged

25 May 2003 - 7:00am

The Michigan state Senate considers claim to "groom" beaches.

Dr. Leslie Mertz, an expert onamphibiandecline, reports on the politics and science (or lack of it) of a billthat the Senate is considering. Already passed by the House, it wouldallow Great Lakes shoreline property owners to destroy the coastalwetlands exposed by unusually low lake levels.

Source: Michigan Land Use Institute, May 18, 2003
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