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Author: Jared Strong, The Gazette; Jess Savage, WNIJ and Illan Ireland, Mississippi Free Press

One Iowa landowner fights to farm a designated wetland. Others could face consequences downstream

April 14, 2025 Updated April 14, 2025
The 1985 "Swampbuster" law — which has protected millions of acres of U.S. wetlands from being cleared and plowed — is being challenged in court.

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