Following the recent habit of the Supreme Court to reverse climate protections and support anti-science policies of big polluters , the Clean Water Act just lost significant coverage when the Supreme Court decided that wetlands, not connected to rivers or streams, are not protected by the Clean Water act — according to John Devine, Federal Water Policy of the National Resources Defense Council. Devine talks about the usefulness of wetlands to filter pollution, mitigate flooding, and more.

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