'24 Art of Politics Poster

Enter your text Wetlands are an essential piece of our ecosystem, brimming with a diverse wildlife population. They soak up excess water, preventing catastrophic flooding and cleaning it from toxic substances. Indiana lawmakers have quietly passed legislation to weaken protections for wetlands that will ultimately lead to the development of these properties. If destroying the habitats for threatened and endangered animals doesn’t matter to you, consider the financial impact. The annual value of the natural services from all of Indiana’s wetlands (roughly 800,000 acres) is $202 million in water purification, $1.8 billion in water storage and $850 million in erosion prevention.ere...