PROPERTY RIGHTS ADVOCATES URGE FAIR STATE APPROACH ON WETLANDS

In the face of a controversial Army Corps of Engineers proposal to phase out a general permit to develop wetlands, property rights advocates are gearing up an effort to assure that states won't deny the use of wetlands general permits because of "overstated" concerns about water quality impacts. Grass roots activists are circulating a draft letter to governors on certifying nationwide permits (NWPs). On Dec. 13, the Corps announced in the Federal Register that the acreage limits for Nationwide Permit...