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ASWM has been a valuable source for wetland-related news for over 10 years. It publishes the monthly "Wetland Breaking News," which is widely read as a national publication. News items are also posted under major topic categories, for example, climate change, Gulf oil spill, state wetland program news and job postings. These can be found in the drop-down menu below "News," or select a news topic from the list below, then select a news article to read. In  addition to publishing WBN, the Association also offers original content with announcements, legal analysis, quirky wetland stories and more on its weekly blog, The Compleat Wetlander.
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Wednesday, 02 May 2012 00:00 |
By Mikkel Pates – AgWeek – May 1, 2012 The head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service promised by September to come up with a just solution for wetland determination backlogs when he spoke to farmers on May 1 at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds in Fargo, N.D. Wetland determinations that are held up, waiting for NRCS approval, have become a frustration for the region’s farmers, particularly those in the central and southern Red River Valley. They want to use tile drainage or water management to contend with a string of wet years, and to capitalize on higher commodity prices and land values. For full story, click here. |
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Wednesday, 02 May 2012 00:00 |
By Tim Hull – Courthouse News Service – May 1, 2012 An Idaho couple can fight federal regulation of their wetland-classified property after the 9th Circuit heeded a reversal by U.S. Supreme Court in late April. Chantell and Michael Sackett resisted a compliance order from the Environmental Protection Agency after they filled in portions of their small property in Bonner County, Idaho. The EPA said that, as a wetland, the property was subject to the Clean Water Act. Faced with steep fines for failing to comply, the Sacketts couldn't get a hearing to challenge the EPA'a authority. A federal judge in Idaho dismissed their request for an injunction for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, and the 9th Circuit later affirmed. For the full story, click here. |
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Tuesday, 01 May 2012 14:06 |
By Michael Pearce – Kansas City Star – April 29, 2012Gov. Sam Brownback thinks it’s time for Kansas to better share its wetlands wealth with the rest of the world. “I hear people say (Cheyenne Bottoms and the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge) are some of the best-kept secrets in the world. That’s not an accolade to me,” Brownback said Saturday at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center. Ted Eubanks, a nationally recognized expert in nature-based tourism, agrees and told Brownback and others at the first Governor’s Ecotourism Summit the state can improve how it markets a variety of attractions. For full article, click here. |
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Monday, 30 April 2012 18:35 |
By James Gerken – The Huffington Post – April 28, 2012 – VIDEOExperts predict that the effects of climate change may have the greatest impact on low-lying, and often developing nations, but countries like the United States are not immune. The low-lying city of Norfolk, Virginia, located at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, is not only susceptible to sea level rise, but is already experiencing it. Norfolk's longtime mayor, Paul Fraim, told PBS' Climate Desk that "There's no question that the problem's getting worse." For full story and video, click here.
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Monday, 30 April 2012 18:21 |
By Sara Gosman – National Wildlife Federation – April 27, 2012Approximately one million gallons of diluted bitumen, a heavy crude oil, spilled into a wetland that feeds Talmadge Creek, and from there into the Kalamazoo River. The spill affected wetlands, farmlands, residential areas, and businesses, raising health concerns and leading to evacuations and warnings about swimming, fishing, and drinking water. By August 5th, the spill had contaminated 30 miles of the Kalamazoo River but had stopped well short of Lake Michigan. The cause of the rupture is not yet known. In 2011, Enbridge estimated that the cleanup costs would be at least $725 million. For full story, click here. For full report, click here.
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