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Margaret Renkl: What happens when we don’t drain the swamps

A Supreme Court decision last year made it much harder to protect wetlands in the United States.
The world’s wetlands are slipping away. This vibrant wildlife sanctuary underscores the stakes
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The world’s wetlands are slipping away. This vibrant wildlife sanctuary underscores the stakes

It’s been 50 years since an international treaty to protect wetlands was created but, around the world, wetlands are still disappearing three times faster than forests.
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