Wetlands are some of the most extraordinary landscapes in Illinois. They filter our water, shelter wildlife found nowhere else, protect our communities from flooding, and offer some of the most beautiful and quietly wild places in our state. Yet only about 10 percent of Illinois’ original wetlands remain.

Now, a new rule proposed by the Trump Administration would strip protections from as much as 72 percent of the wetlands we have left. That would leave countless acres of vital habitat and natural water filters vulnerable to development and destruction.

Our state has a chance to do better. HB3596/SB2401 which have been introduced in the Illinois General Assembly would restore the protections our wetlands need, but we need your support to move them forward.

Illinois must step up where the federal government is stepping back. Our wetlands are too valuable — for clean water, for biodiversity, for flood protection, and for the wild places that make this state home — to lose them now.

As your constituent, I am asking that you stand up for Illinois wetlands and push back on federal efforts to weaken environmental protections by supporting HB 3596/SB 2401.

Thank you.