Bush Announces Plan to Increase U.S. Wetlands

On Earth Day 2004, the USDA released figures showing that, for the first time in modern history, America has reversed the annual net loss of wetlands. Also on Earth Day, the White House released details of President Bush's new national wetlands goal -- moving beyond a policy of "no net loss" of wetlands to have an overall increase of wetlands in America each year. Read more...