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Coastal Wetlands, AL
Saving a Vital Resource from Further Destruction
- Filed under: Coast & Wetlands
- This case affects: Alabama
- Meet the attorneys on this case: David Pope Gil Rogers
Over the span of just six years, some 370,000 acres of coastal wetlands have been destroyed along the Gulf of Mexico, largely due to unchecked development. This means that Alabama and other Gulf Coast states are losing vital ecological assets that filter pollutants, absorb floodwaters, and provide a home for wildlife.
Especially vulnerable are salt marsh and freshwater wetlands near Alabama’s coastline, where they have been put at risk by
• rampant growth,
• weak local ordinances, and
• confusion caused by U.S. Supreme Court decisions on the scope of Clean Water Act protections.
SELC will work with partner groups along the Alabama coast in a concerted effort to prevent further loss of the state’s valuable wetlands.
Partner groups:
