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A last-minute attempt by Indiana legislators to redefine wetlands and strip state protections via amendment to an unrelated sewage bill could exacerbate flooding issues, reduce the number of wetlands, and flies in the face of recommendations in a state-commissioned wetlands report, critics say.
More rain in winter instead of snow and the destruction of wetlands in Indiana, means we're experiencing more flooding, which leads to soil erosion.
Environmental groups and Democrats were blindsided by an amendment that rehashes much of the debate about 2021's controversial wetlands law.
Columnist argues that right now, Indiana is destroying its best natural solution to increased flooding cause by climate change.
The General Assembly made it easier for developers and others to destroy these natural sponges and worsen the effects of flooding.