2-8-12 The Illusion of Wetlands 'Restoration'

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Wetlands are supposed to be protected because of their value as pollution filters and breeding grounds for fish and birds. But federal and state agencies routinely approve permits for developers to destroy wetlands under the condition that they pay for the construction of artificial wetlands as replacements -- and these replacements are rarely as productive biologically as real wetlands, a new scientific study concludes.