In Wake of Supreme Court Ruling, Officials Scramble to Save Wetlands

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Byline: Alicia Fabbre Daily Herald Staff Writer

Officials throughout the state and even the country want to make sure a federal ruling that clears the way for a garbage dump near Bartlett doesn't spell an end to the wetlands that dot the landscape.

Concerned that the ruling erodes the Army Corps of Engineers' ability to regulate wetlands, officials from Kane County, near the proposed landfill site, and other counties are considering laws of their own to keep developers from filling or paving over wetlands.

On Thursday, a proposed change to the state's storm-water management rules that would give counties more authority over isolated wetlands won the backing …