A recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision ruled in favor of the family of a Florida landowner against the St. Johns River Water Management District. The case, going back nearly two decades, disputed whether a government agency could impose mitigation demands on landowners looking to develop wetland habitat on their own property. Supporters call it a win for private landowners, but what could it mean for efforts to protect Florida’s dwindling wetland habitat?
Wetlands Mitigation and Landowner Rights
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