Michigan's Failure To Wetlands

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

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March 10, 2002, 7:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"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."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: Trees are gone, but fight to save wetland is still on

Friday, March 8, 2002 in The Detroit Free Press

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