Manley Fuller, the vice president of conversation policy for the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, speaks with 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Thursday, April 3. With U.S. Environmental Protection Agency preparing to shift its Waters of the United States rule, advocates like the North Carolina Wildlife Federation are warning of the potential adverse effects for the state’s wetlands and water biomes. Fuller details how these changes got started by the U.S. Supreme Court, and the reasoning behind North Carolina’s state government already rolling back some wetland protections last year. Finally, he shares some thoughts about what community members and North Carolinians can do in reaction to any further changes.

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