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Amended Indiana bill puts more wetlands on the chopping block

Environmentalists breathed a heavy, if reluctant, sigh of relief last week when a bill to repeal the state’s wetlands protections was amended to cut regulation with a scalpel, rather than a cleaver. But more changes made to the bill on the House floor this week have them back on the defensive. In its original form, Senate Bill 389 would have repealed the state’s law regulating wetlands, leaving more than 80% of them unprotected from development. In committee last week, and after reviewing dozens of amendments, representatives amended the bill to reduce wetlands regulation on certain land types and cut back on permitting costs.

Controversial Indiana environmental bills inch near passage

Controversial Indiana environmental bills inch near passage Follow Us Question of the Day By CASEY SMITH - Associated Press - Tuesday, April 13, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Lawmakers approved two environmental bills Tuesday that critics say could damage the state’s ecosystems by scaling back current policy affecting water, energy and other resources. A measure seeking to remove protections from Indiana’s already diminished wetlands would eliminate a 2003 law that requires the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to issue permits in a state-regulated wetland and end enforcement proceedings against landowners allegedly violating current law. The proposed rollbacks have sparked bipartisan opposition within the Republican-dominated Legislature and from Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb, prompting lawmakers to scale back the intended repeal last week.

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