The Challenges of Regulating Marshes and Other Waters

It is an interesting time in the wetland regulatory world. In the United States, stakeholders continue to grapple with the legacy of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, and fight about how to move forward in a fractured political reality. Globally, the international treaty protecting wetlands reaches a milestone birthday this year, and is seeking to maintain its footing in an age of climate change and international economic crisis.