North Carolina gives final approval to Farm Act with limits on wetland protections

The General Assembly of North Carolina has approved its annual Farm Act, a 28-page bill that would exempt farmers from paying compost sales tax among other measures. The Farm Act also contains a contentious item limiting wetland protections as the state can't adopt stricter conservation measures than federal law.North Carolina's protection limits could lead to

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