Take Action: Protect Illinois Wetlands
5/12/24
Action Required
Protect Illinois wetlands! Call or email your state senator and state representative in support of Protect Illinois Wetlands (SB0771/HB5386).
Background
Wetlands are one of Illinois' greatest natural assets.
Wetlands keep our water clean, filtering pollution from farm fields that would otherwise contaminate streams and drinking water sources, harming our health. They soak up excess rainwater and protect communities from flooding. As natural carbon sinks, wetlands can help us fight climate change. Wetlands are critical habitat for migratory birds and wildlife.
Tell your state legislators to support SB0771/HB5386, which restores protections for wetlands that were formerly protected from pollution and destruction by the Clean Water Act. The law would create a comprehensive land use policy for Illinois that provides for orderly economic development and growth while preserving the conservation of natural resources and preservation of open space.
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League Position
The League supports the preservation of the physical, chemical, and biological integrity of the ecosystem and maximum protection of public health and the environment. The interrelationships of air, water, and land resources should be recognized in designing environmental safeguards. The League’s environmental protection and anti-pollution goals aim to prevent ecological degradation and to reduce and control pollutants.
The League supports development of a comprehensive land use policy for Illinois that provides for orderly growth while preserving the environment, conservation of natural resources, preservation of open space and protection of prime agricultural land from lesser uses and intensive development.