Michigan's Failure To Wetlands

10 March 2002 - 7:00am

Is the state of Michigan allowing too much development on wetlands?

"The battle between environmentalists and the state over the Inkster site has been part of a larger fight over wetlands in Michigan. In the past decade, the state has become increasingly likely to allow development of wetlands. In 1990, the state rejected almost one of every five requests to fill in wetland sites, compared with about one of every 12 in 2000, according to state figures."

Source: The Detroit Free Press, March 8, 2002
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Its very unsuitability for an urban center justifies its current usage as a suburban or ex-urban pattern.