it is now listed for conserving wetlands. recently, it has become popular with city people, keen for a break from the pressures of urban life. >> translator: when i am here, i feel free from all of the stress from my work and life. >> but there is grog cwing conc about the rapid increase in the number of visitors. he set it up nearly ten years ago to protect the environment. chinese are worried that the huge amount of garbage left by the tourists is affecting the lake's water quality. local restaurants are also dumping their garbage. plastic bottles, paper, and leftover food are strewn all over the place. >> translator: this is garbage. they drink liters. this is very terrible. this trash because it will flow done to the lake. and it is also done harm to the bird. >> reporter: garbage is not the only concern. horse riding has become very popular around the lake. the local people now have over 3,000 horses for the tourists. ten years ago, there were none. the problem is the horse dung. >> this water is, used to be drinking wat

wetlands like this are being threatened with not only pollution but also non native plant species. take a look of the swipe plant. that is pepper week. it is not supposed to be in this area. this plant right here looks nice, not a lot of minutes. but it is very harmful to the native plant species here. now this is what we want to see in this area, this is western goldenrod. it is native to the area and these kind of plants are essential to the fish and wildlife survival in this area and also the natural ecosystem once in this area there were as 200,000 a. of tidal marsh and now there's only 45,000 so the goal for save the bay is to restore at least 100,000 of that. the one way that they do that is by taking seized by from the plant species, native plants, and actually so them in trees like this and then they let them grow a little bit and when they're ready to be transplanted they come into these yellow stubs, they let them grow in here a little bit as you can see. we have full grown ones. then they get bigger, and in the rainy season they will replant them along the shoreline. the

it is now listed under the convention for conserving wetlands. recently it's become popular with city people keen for a break from the pressures of life. >> translator: when i am here, i feel free from all the stress from my work and life. >> reporter: but there is growing concern about the rapid increase in the number of visitors. he set up an ngo nearly ten years ago to protect the environment around the site. chen is worried that the huge amount of garbage left by the tourists is affecting the lake's water quality. local restaurants are also dumping their garbage. plastic bottles, paper and leftover food are strewn all over the place. >> you see this glass? they all drink liquors. these flow down to the lake and it's also harm to the birds. >> reporter: garbage is not the only concern. horse riding has become very popular around the lake. the local people now have over 3,000 horses for the tourists. ten years ago, there were none. the problem is, the horse dung. >> this water used to be a drinking water resource of the whole town. and also for

losses, but we have 80% of wetland loss but only 40% of the nation's wetlands.at what we give back to this country, i think that you will see that a $10 million investment would be a very good investment into our country, into our state. if you look at the cost benefit analysis. our wetlands produce a third of the nation's seafood supply and much of our domestic energy. our coast is the home to the country's largest port system. these ports move the overwhelming majority of our imports and exports in this country. it's not just about the oil and gas production, it's not just about louisiana's importance in terms of our energy production for this country, but it also makes the residents of louisiana safer. those coastal --that coastal land and those barrier islands produce the first defense to hurricanes. we all saw during hurricane katrina the devastation that could be caused. so we are just asking this body to approve this amendment which will help plafment, protect our citizens, protect america's energy production, and with that, mr. chairman, i yield the bala

the corps' new wetland rules are actually halting the creation of wetlands. as such my amendment prevents the enforcement of the modified charleston method within the state of louisiana for one year. forcing the corps to take a breath and develop a mitigation system that provides for our wetlands while -- without stifling the need for hurricane protection measures and economic development. my amendment impacts only louisiana. if your corps district uses the m.c.m. and it works for your constituents, great. your corps district can it continue to do so. but the m.c.m. does not work for louisiana. in fact, the state of louisiana , the association of counties, the levee boards of louisiana, the association of levee boards of louisiana, vermilion parish and countless local communities have all severe concerns about the m.c.m. moreover, the m.c.m. does not acknowledge that some construction projects actually preserve wetlands. for example, a flood protection levee that protects homes also protects wetlands from saltwater intrusion and erosion. however, these benefi

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. >> reporter: those who frequent the area say it's a wetland jewel. it's a jewel to voters and students of the sailing school and other who is frequent the po tome ak. >> they love the facility because of the marsh. we want to see it restored. >> reporter: plans could mean the end to the marina as we know it. one option leaves things as they are. the other returns open water to marsh land. >> proposals b and c block off this cove here. the natural flow of water will be stopped. it makes it a stagnant cove. >> option d fills it in all together. >> we don't think the proposals will be on the table. how do we increase access. >> reporter: the wetlands help clean the water. they harbor important birds and aquatic plants. >> it's made up of cat tail 57bd a statewide rare plant called river bull rush. it's rare across virginia, it's common here. >> reporter: the public comment period ends this week. it could be years before the marsh is restored to whatever degree it will be. it's coming down to the wire for the marsh and the neighbor, the marina. >>> a man

parasite from reaching coastland water >> wherever and whenever possible the few remaining healthy wetlands we have should be concerned >> otters are wonderful indicator of this system >> dr. mike murray is involved in several studies >> evaluates carbon and nitrogen isotopes and based on that can give us a prediction of what the animal was eating >> what the ec says is of utmost importance. if otters eat sea urchins of the sea urchins will be kept in check which keeps the kelp forest in health which is important for marine life >> if we lose this, things will change dramatically and not change for the better >> all three scientists remind us how otters are not the only creatures to live in eat along the california coast. >> the experts ask that if you own a cat, keep it indoors so it doesn't eat birds or rodents infected with that parasite. don't flush kitty litter. reduce the use of fertilizers and pesticides and want to plant more vegetation in cities which should help filter problems before they get to the coastal waters >> dogs can be good for your family in more ways than you might ex

we lose 25 square miles of wetlands each year, and we lose a football field every 30 minutes. two million people live in coastal louisiana. about a half a million in mississippi. about a million in alabama. probably about four million in texas. we cannot just get up and move. there is no place really to go. we don't want to live in arkansas and missouri. we want to live on the gulf coast, and we have been there since before this nation was a nation, and we are not leaving. we are tired of retreating. we know this can be done. we have been to the netherlands. we have been to places around the world. wetlands have been saved. levees built that don't break. and it's cost-effective in the long run. in the short run, it costs investments. in the long run, it creates wealth for everyone. three trillion contributed to the national economy by the gulf coast every year. 17% of the national g.d.p. comes from the gulf coast every year. 50% of all the oil and gas that fuels this nation comes from the gulf coast, and 80% comes from offshore. and every year, despite how much we do, we get z

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the national parks service is deciding what to do with the wetlands. options include not restoring it or restoring it to varying degrees. boaters fear that certain efforts could limit the river access but park officials disagree. >> we don't think these proposals should be on the table. it shouldn't just be one sided. >> one time that marsh is twice as big as what it is now. >> the national park service is acceing public comments offering alternatives for the restoration. >>> ahead tonight, a huge black bear drops from a tree in the middle of a busy neighborhood. >>> a skunk runs into a popular neighborhood in maryland. >>> not pulling punches, republicans and democrats alike take aim at the boxing industry. >>> what got one child into so >>> jailhouse phone calls in the george zimmerman case could make it difficult for him to get out of jail any time soon. the calls are between he and his wife. he is in jail for the february shooting death of treyvon martin. you can hear them talking about finances that were allegedly not disclosed to the court. his b

without sediment, the barrier islands and wetlands that protected the coast from intense storms sank into the gulf. the marshes were damaged even more by decades of oil exploration. from the air, you can see the miles and miles of canals that were used to transport fuel out. even after the wells were shut down, the canals remained open, leaving pathways for the saltwater of the ocean to eat away at the freshwater wetlands. now, the rising sea level has added to the problem. the average sea level in southeast louisiana is rising at a rate of three feet every 100 years. that is according to 60 years of tidal gauge records. that's unusually high, say scientists like torbjorn tornqvist of tulane university. >> prior to the industrial revolution, the rates of sea level rise along the gulf coast, was about five times lower than it has been in the last century. the last time we-- this whole region-- experienced rates like at that rate is more than 7,000 years ago. >> sreenivasan: scientists say that, as the earth's temperature increases, the oceans also warm and water expands. the combinati

the problem is areas were of wetlands are damaged destroyed the decision prevents the parasite from reaching coastal waters. >>> whenever and wherever possible the remaining healthy what plans we have in california should be conserved. otters are wonderful indicator of the health of the system. dr. murray is involved in several projects looking at the help of daughters is a tiny section of evaluating imagine isotopes and based on that can give is the prediction of what this animal was eating in with the ec says is of utmost importance of otters eat sea urchins there will be kept in check and that keeps the cal force healthy the gulf forces an important buffer against storms as well as a nursery for marine life. >>> of will lose this ecosystem things for granted changed dramatically and not change for the better. all three scientists remind the solders and not kill me creatures to live any along the california coast and otters are thriving so coast and otters are thriving so too migh[ bird chirping ] [ snoring ] [ clears throat ] hop to, gang. it's showtime. uh, do you know this guy? i'm not

more succulent plants survive in the ponds' wetlands, providing critical food for grizzly bears as they emerge from hibernation. the cascading changes taking place at yellowstone national park vividly illustrate how one action ripples through an entire ecosystem. nature is healthiest where a web of interconnected life thrives.

wetland easements restore, protect, and enhance wetlands which are important to water quality, gaun quantity, and wile habitat. we're focused on long-term land protection. over the last 20 years the wetlands reserve program helped more than 11,000 private landowners voluntarily restore, protect, and enhance wetlands and wildlife habitat. and so we're very pleased that all of this is in the bill as well. the conservation reserve program, which has been very successful, from 2006 to 2010, the usda estimates that the conservation reserve program was responsible for reducing 1.09 billion tons of sentiment, 3.1 billion metric tons of nitrogen, and 613 million pounds of phosphorus from going into our waters. that's really an accomplishment, going into our great lakes, into our oceans, in our rivers, into our streams. these are the main contributors to many of the water quality issues that we face as a country. during the same time period, usda estimates that the conservation reserve program contributed 284 million metric tons of greenhouse gas reductions. so it is reducing co2 and i would say it i

if the materials you are recycling are being removed from an environmental area or other sensitive wetland>>> next week we will travel back to the days of cross- country travel on route 66. we will stop at this motel on spirit of the heartland. up next, baxter black takes us to a cowboy wedding. >> weddings come in all shapes and sizes and prices these days, and when you live and work on a ranch, actuals can get really interesting. baxter black takes it from here. >> there are two things a cowboy is afraid of. being stranded a foot and a decent woman. i went to a wedding where of had found a woman. this was not your normal walk down the aisle and kiss the bride kind of wedding. this was the merger of two ranching families complete with weak brain is made up barb wire and a fiddle playing here comes the bride. two days before the event they set up a tent up in the meadow. the bridesmaids looked beautiful in their long dresses but the groomsmen presented a different picture. putting a suit coat on some of those cowboys was like putting croutons on a cow pie. the sisters have made them all po

another is non native plants taken over the wetlands the weeds out compete the tidal marsh that thesed wildlife volunteers from cbs 5, take the weeds and replant the species. >>> so many animals and plants if they were to be lost it would have nowhere to live >>> for 50 years said the bay vigilant about restoring and protecting this national treasure we love and save the day gets a high five. >>> there are a great hand organization and need more volunteers, >>> i was impressed with your plan knowledge. >>> i learned about nine native plant species they come in and take over. it affects the whole ecosystem. if you know anyone doing something outstanding in their community we want to hear about it go to cbs 5 dot com >>> samsung disappointed about an order to stop selling its tablet. >>> a legal victory for apple here is jason brooks from cbs money watch >>> a significant victory for apple in their global fight for patent rights. a judge says the galaxy tablet is a basic copy of the design of the ipad and opposed a preliminary injunction, samsung will likely appeal, it recently launched

will incentivize farmers to move from title 1 programs to crop insurance, and as a result soil and wetland conservation will not be a policy priority and it shouldn't be. this shift will likely adversely impact soil conservation without this amendment. if crop insurance -- the presiding officer: time has expired. mr. chambliss: farmers also need to make sure that the program doesn't incentivize farmers to eliminate the gains we've made in the last 25 years. i urge adoption of the amendment. the presiding officer: who yields in the meantime. mr. roberts: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. roberts: i tries speak in opposition to my friend and colleague's amendment, the battle cry for conservation compliance requirements to be attached to crop insurance seems strangely to assume that conservation compliance is somehow eliminated in commodity programs in this new bill. this is not true. conservation compliance is attached to the new farm revenue program in title 1 of the bill. conservation compliance is also attached to the marketing loan program. to duplicate t

we were able to dramatically minimize the wetlands impact.for those that were impacted, rather than as it had been historically done, -- it took nature thousands of years to create a wetland, even engineers were not likely to do a good job in just a few months, we worked with disney and the nature conservancy to a restore and impact the wetlands. we were able to take this area, which is actually the headwaters of the whole south florida ecosystem. and it is goes all the way down to the keys and restoring those headwaters. all of the ecological functions have really been taken out of it, returning it to a functioning part of the ecosystem. there are lots of opportunity for restoration, and when we think about growth, we should think about it in a sustainable manner. up we are not going to stop growing. and i consider myself an environmentalist, and some of them are not for growth -- i don't think that is the answer. i think the answer is how to do it in a sustainable manner. >> right here in the front? >> i was talking with david larson, i'm j

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the national parks series is deciding what to do with the wetland.nclude not restoring a marsh or to varying degrees build more of it. voters that use neighboring marina fear certain ones could limit the access. >> we don't think these proposals should be on the table. i think we should be having a combination of how can beincrease boating access and restore dyke marsh. >> at one time the marsh was twice as big as what it was now. we would like to get it back to that size again. >> the national parks series is accepting public comments offering alternatives for the re restoration. >>> a rabid skunk bit a customer. the st. mary's health department reports the skunk was positive for rabies. the skunk walked into the cheeseburger in paradise in maryland and bit a person. no word of the condition of the victim. the skunk is the sixth animal in the county to have rabies. pet owners should vaccinate their pets to keep it from spreading. >>> a neighbor is complaining about a public punishment in charles county. kevin burks made his son kenny walk up and dow

with the legislation introduced to stop the epa and army corps of engineers calling dry land as a wetland to prevent the use of the good gibson guitar company and could you comment on that? >> i am collecting these stories and a book and that was hoping they may be back when we have those to present it did appall me that i discovered we were forced to be regulated under foreign law is. you could be convicted from brazil, duran regulations and spend time in prison. people of been put to the present by raising the of innovation of their own brand so lot of the crimes lear very interested and will go after them. >> we used to work together but he said the same thing. i was not as impressed as i should have been. epa. property rights. i heard it before. it was just us. not the u.s. senator. thank you for bringing that up. "ron paul's revolution." thank you senator rand paul and brian doherty. there are books for sale every bookstore in america. please join us. [applause] >> i am dr. the rain from the diversity market is at wichita university library. looking at the project record four kids is

they are trying to stop the army corps of engineers from declaring drylands as wetlands and taking them no compensation. and preventing the use of the lacey act to prevent gibson guitar company from bringing in foreign words to say it is okay. i wondered if you could talk about that. >> is top secret and i'm not allowed to tell you. no, i was hoping david and the cato institute will invite me back. we have introduced legislation on the lacey act. that's the thing about gibson guitar. it did upon me that i discovered that we were actually be regulated under foreign laws. you can be convicted of these foreign regulations and be spending time in prison under the lacey act. people have been imprisoned for raising the elevation of their own land because people say they are a great polluter because they are putting clean dirt on thailand, basically. there are a lot a lot of these crimes through overregulation that we are interested in and we will keep going after them. >> i would like to add to that. rj and i have worked together for years. he was telling the same thing last night. we were at

we were able to minimize the wetlands impact. for those that were impacted, there had to be mitigation. that -- rather than get the engineers to build us a new web tland, we worked with disney and the nature conservancy to restore enwetlands. we took this area that starts in orlando and goes out to the keys and restored the headwaters. ecological functions had been taken out. we returned to a functioning part of the ecosystem. there is lots of opportunity for restoration. when we think about growth, we should think about it in a sustainable manner. we will not stop growing. i have good friends in the environment committee. some of them are for no growth. i do not think that is the answer. the answer is how to do it in a sustainable manner >> thank you. right here in the front. >> thank you. i was up with mit and i was talking with a professor who was supporting an interesting idea. i see a lot of what you are saying. why don't we just help these people? why don't we finance technologies that will help them? what has been talked a

they have introduced to stop the epa and the army corps of engineers from declaring dry lands as wetlandsand then taking with no compensation and preventing the use of the lacey act to prevent a gibson guitar company from bringing in the woods from foreign countries. and i wonder if you would comment on that? >> it is top secret, and i'm not allowed to tell you. no, we are -- i am actually collecting a lot of these stories together in a book. i was hoping that david would invite me back we have thus to present. we have introduced legislation of the lacy act. the gibson guitar. it did appall me that i discovered that we were actually forced to be regulated under foreign laws. basically all fishing regulations for the entire world. you can be convicted of honduran, brazilian and spend time in a u.s. prison over these things. so we have gone after things like that. people have been in prison for putting dirt on their own land, basically raising the elevation of their on land because people say they are polluter because they're going to mean there on dry land. so there are a lot of these crim

easements allow landowners to voluntarily enter into an agreement to we've wetlands and farm land to protect against development and sprawl. this year, funding for both the wetlands reserve program and the grasslands reserve program were zeroed out, so we streamlined, consolidated to establish an easement program with a permanent baseline going forward to protect agricultural lands from development. this bill also includes a bipartisan sod-saver provision. i want to thank senators thune, johanns and sherrod brown for bringing forward and working with us on this, authoring this that helps prevent the plowing up of native prairie. sod saver is aimed at protecting grasslands at high risk of being converted to crop land. this is not only good for conservation, it saves taxpayers $200 million over ten years. it's tied to crop insurance. and so -- and i should also say that while the conservation title in the farm bill is a big win for conservation -- conservation of our environment, i'm proud to say we have linked and continue to link the commodity title that i described earlier to conser

with soil erosion in the great lakes and deal with open spaces, protecting wildlife habitat and wetlands, open spaces, creating a new easement program which will address urban sprawl so that we're protecting our lands. i'm very proud of what we've done in conservation. we've actually taken it from 23 different programs down to 13, divided it into four different topics, a lot of flexibility, locally led with communities, farmers, ranchers working with the local communities. we've saved money by what we have done, but at the same time we're actually strengthening conservation, which is why we have, i think it's 643 different conservation and environmental groups that are supporting what we're doing in terms of our approach on conservation. so i'm very pleased with that. and, you know, the rural development provisions of this bill affect every community outside of our urban areas. the majority of michigan receives support through financing for water and sewer projects, small businesses, housing, working with local law enforcement and police and firefighters, local mayors and city council pe

of the country you live in, dry deserts of nevada, this is an important piece of legislation; the wetlands of florida and louisiana, a very important piece of legislation. so i hope we can get this done. mr. president, let me just say another word or two. i'm really pleased to say that we're close to an agreement to prevent student loan rates from doubling for 7 million young men and women. that would happen at the end of this week. so i appreciate the leadership of president obama -- he's pushed forward on this for a long time, he's given many, many public statements in this regard, he's been talking to statements around the country; he was in new hampshire yesterday talking to students; they waited in the rain to hear him talk, and he's been working with leaders in congress to ensure that students won't pay the extra $1,000 to get a degree. i would remind my colleagues that republicans, including the speaker, my friend, were willing to give up 0en this issue just a few weeks ago. we're not willing to give up on this issue, and i am a glad that my republican colleagues have agreed we shou

as i read the exemptions from laws, i can see, i don't know, undumonted child labor filling in wetlands. come on, our natural beauty depends on these protections. these laws protect us. and the department of homeland security, as i understand it, is not in support of these provisions. they testified in july of 2011 that the border patrol, the border protections agency enjoys a close working relationship with the department of interior and department of agriculture that allows us to fulfill our border enforcement responsibilities while respecting and enhancing the environment. this excessive use would affect public lands and natural park -- national parks across the country. mr. markey: i yield the gentleman 30 seconds. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. filner: it would affect the statue of liberty monument, the cape hatteras national seashores and scores of others. we must protect these important national parks, recreation areas and wilderness lands for future generations. i invited mr. -- i invited, mr. chairman, the gentleman whose bill this is, i think, mr. denham, to join

from louisiana about what the proper way is of dealing with the funding fhe preservation of the wetlands and other environmentally sensitive areas down in the gulf of me but this isn't the way to do it. another perm thlaw in the hearings ng into orr to ensure that whatever expenditures are made are going for the intended purpose. that's not what this discussion is here tonight with a fi-minute amendment that we're debating. $6 billion would come close to scrutiny about a quarter past nine at night. with the only people who are watching, they really need to get a life because that's about the level this ietting right now. i think the $6 billion the gentleman is seeking to request from the public has to be dispensed in a way that has a better process. i oppose the gentleman's amendment, i understand his intention but for the other 46 states, i don't think it's a good idea at this time, i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman the chair: the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. markey: i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields. the question is on the amendment offered by

they still need to get the wetlands permit from the corps of engineers, but this removes an automatic prohibition. the agriculture department supports it, i don't believe there is any opposition, and thank the chair and the ranking member. the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: mr. president, we agree to a voice vote. the presiding officer: who yields time? ms. stabenow: i would yield back the balance of the time. the presiding officer: all time having expired, the question is on the amendment. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the amendment is agreed to. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. demint: i believe this will be the last vote of the day on demint amendment 2276. the clerk: the senator from south carolina, mr. demint, proposes amendment numbered 2276. the presiding officer: there will now be two minutes of debate equally divided. mr. demint: thank you, mr. president. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. mr. demint: i thank

this is about protecting land and water and air, habitat, wetlands, ducks unlimited are a huge supporter of what we've been doing. let me say the conservation reserve program which has been in place for 25 years was shown last year with a drought to have had a tremendous effect. we saw some of the worst droughts on record since the dust bowl in the last number of months, but yet we didn't have another dust bowl. and that's because the c.r.p. prevented erosion and the soil stayed where it should stay. this is about our country, protecting our land, resources for our children and our grandchildren. i would strongly urge a "no" vote. the presiding officer: the question is on amendment 2314. all those in favor signify by saying aye. opposed nay. the noes appear to have it. the noes have it. the senator from utah. is there a sufficient second? at this moment there is not a sufficient second. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators wishing to vote or to change their vote? seeing none, the yeas ar