From Marshes to Shopping Malls

Wetlands restoration is a complex process. Now it is made even more complicatedby developers such as the ones who want to build a mall inthe wetlands of New Jersey known as the HackensackMeadowlands. Developers are getting around the restrictions on development in protected wetlands areas by purchasing credits from a "wetlands mitigation bank"." mitigation banks are a source of controversyamong environmental groups. Many question if they work, andwhether a so-called restored wetland is better than what wasthere before."