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    This document outlines a research paper arguing that federal regulations need to better protect wetlands. It presents the thesis and then outlines six main topics to support the thesis: 1) the importance of wetlands to the ecosystem, 2) the costs of floods, 3) how inadequate laws have led to wetland loss, 4) the need to improve definitions and education around wetlands, 5) measures to improve damage from overdevelopment, and 6) a conclusion that likely restates the need for stronger wetland protections. Each main topic includes subtopics to be addressed with citations.

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    This document outlines a research paper arguing that federal regulations need to better protect wetlands. It presents the thesis and then outlines six main topics to support the thesis: 1) the importance of wetlands to the ecosystem, 2) the costs of floods, 3) how inadequate laws have led to wetland loss, 4) the need to improve definitions and education around wetlands, 5) measures to improve damage from overdevelopment, and 6) a conclusion that likely restates the need for stronger wetland protections. Each main topic includes subtopics to be addressed with citations.

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    This document outlines a research paper arguing that federal regulations need to better protect wetlands. It presents the thesis and then outlines six main topics to support the thesis: 1) the importance of wetlands to the ecosystem, 2) the costs of floods, 3) how inadequate laws have led to wetland loss, 4) the need to improve definitions and education around wetlands, 5) measures to improve damage from overdevelopment, and 6) a conclusion that likely restates the need for stronger wetland protections. Each main topic includes subtopics to be addressed with citations.

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    Thesis: Federal regulations need to foster laws that will help protect wetlands,
    restore those that have been destroyed, and take measures to improve the damage
    from overdevelopment.
    I. Nature's ecosystem
       A. Loss of wetlands nationally
       B. Loss of wetlands in Illinois
          1. More flooding and poorer water quality
          2. Lost ability to prevent floods, clean water and store water
    II. Dramatic floods
       A, Cost in dollars and lives
          1. 13 deaths between 1988 and 1998
          2. Cost of $39 million per year
    a. _____________________________
    b. _______________________________
    (1) ____________________________
    (2) ____________________________
       B. Great Midwestern Flood of 1993
          1. Lost wetlands in IL
          2. Devastation in some states
       C. Flood Prevention
          1. Plants and Soils
          2. Floodplain overflow
    III. Wetland laws
       A. Inadequately informed legislators
          1. Watersheds (source:)
    a. ___________________________
    b. ___________________________

          2. Interconnections in natural water systems (source:)

    a. ______________________________
    b. _______________________________
    c. _______________________________

       B. Water purification (source:)


    IV. Need to save wetlands
       A. New federal definition (source:)

       B. Re-education about interconnectedness


          1. Ecology at every grade level (source:)

    a. ______________________________
    b. _______________________________
    c. _______________________________

          2. Education for politicians and developers (source:)

    a. ______________________________
    b. _______________________________

          3. Choices in schools and people's lives


    a. ______________________________
    b. _______________________________
    c. _______________________________
    d. ________________________________

    V. Take measures to improve the damage from overdevelopment


    A. --------------------------------
    1. --------------------------------
    2. ---------------------------------
    B. ------------------------------------
    1. ----------------------------------
    2. -----------------------------------
    VI. Conclusion: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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