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28 March 2025

• As EPA deregulates, nearly 1.8M acres of SC wetlands could lose federal protection, report says
  U.S. Supreme Court stripped many of the federal protections from America's wetlands in Sackett v. EPA. South Carolina wetlands could now be at risk.
• SC could lose 1 million acres of wetlands as floods rise and federal protections vanish
  South Carolina’s wetlands are under assault, like those in other states, as a result of a Supreme Court ruling, a new report says. More than one million acres are vulnerable at a time when wetlands...
• Up to 84% of wetlands at risk post Sackett ruling, study says
  Up to 70 million acres of wetlands could be in peril due to a Supreme Court ruling that gutted the Clean Water Act, putting U.S. homes and businesses at risk of more damaging floods, according to a...
• New wetlands ordinance aims to bridge protection gaps after Sackett vs. EPA ruling
  Georgetown county has started their first draft of their wetlands ordinance, which would be included in their comprehensive plan.The comprehensive plan was appr...
• Wetlands Fight Teed Up for Arguments
  A federal appeals court will hear arguments in May about whether the EPA improperly transferred wetlands permitting authority to Florida.