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States redefine wetlands post Sackett ruling across Mississippi basin
Post Sackett isolated wetlands see looser rules in Louisiana Tennessee and North Carolina. States frame fastlands to ease development while critics warn of flood risk and eroded protections. Environmentalists urge EPA federal definition before state laws lock in changes.
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Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Wotus
Bayou Sauvage
Louisiana
Tennessee
North Carolina
Sackett
William Sutton
Tennessee State University
Angelle Bradford
Sierra Club
Delta
Rota
Brennan Spoor
Atchafalaya Basinkeeper
Mark Davis
Tulane University
Spoor
Grace Strand
Harpeth River Conservancy
Sutton
Strand
Jon Bumpus
TennGreen Land Conservancy
Bumpus
Mississippi River
North Carolina General Assembly
Roy Cooper
Mississippi Basin
Indiana
Minnesota
Illinois
Wisconsin
Prairie Pothole
Davis
Michael Fesi
Supreme Court