Half of Tennessee wetlands could lose protection under a proposed bill
If passed, a bill proposed by Rep. Kevin Vaughan, R-Collierville could strike down protections for more than half of Tennessee’s wetlands. A look at wetlands at The Nature Conservancy's Emiquon Preserve in Central Illinois Jan 25, 2023. (Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
Rep. Kevin Vaughan, R-Collierville, has proposed a new wetlands bill that he says is more equitable to landowners.
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Rep. Kevin Vaughan Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation wetlands Protect Our Aquifer Sarah Houston Scott Schoefernacker Southern Environmental Law CenterKeely Brewer
Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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