LANSING, MI (MPRN)-- Michigan could soon change the way it manages potential development in wetland areas.
A state House committee has approved a bill that would bring the state of Michigan more in line with federal wetland regulations.
Matt Smego is with the Michigan Farm Bureau. He says balance is needed.
“Making sure we have a regulatory program in Michigan that acknowledges protection of those valuable resources but at the same time allows for development and work within them,” he says.
But environmentalists worry the regulatory changes could open the door to development of tens of thousands of acres of delicate wetlands, particularly in suburban parts of Michigan.
