Wetlands Protection: Basic Concepts and Ongoing Legal Battles

Wetlands serve important environmental functions. Wetlands also are often attractive areas for development. This tension between environmental protection and development frequently plays out in the courts, especially the Supreme Court.  

Professor Sheldon L Trubatch, Esq., applies his experience to introduce basic wetlands concepts and describe the ongoing legal battles over wetlands.  

Learning Objectives:

I.    Gain familiarity with wetlands, their functions, and how those functions affect legal issues involving their preservation and use

II.   Recognize the broad scope of federal and state wetlands regulation and protection

III.  Grasp legal wetlands issues, especially as addressed by the Supreme Court