Proposed NC law could mean Supreme Court wetlands ruling has 'drastic' impact
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A U.S. Supreme Court ruling this week rolled back protections for many wetlands nationwide. North Carolina is considering a law that would require the state to use the same test for a "wetland" as the federal government, which advocates warn would leave vast swaths of fragile areas like this one in Aurora, NC, without protection. 2006 News & Observer file photo