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‘Puddles and Ditches’: California Considers Protecting Wetlands From Trump Order

By Alastair Bland, CalMatters Legislators and environmentalists are considering how to safeguard California’s wetlands after the Trump administration announced its plans to rein in — once again — the nation’s 53-year-old law protecting waterways. At stake are seasonal streams, ponds and pools, which are only inundated part of the time and found throughout the Southwest. […]

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