Product Description: Wetlands are a valuable natural resource, yet over 200,000 acres are destroyed in the United States each year. An alternative recently promoted to improve wetland protection is state assumption of the law governing wetland protection, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (section 404)...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Discusses the roles played by and the actions being taken by local, state, and federal governments with regard to preserving wetlands