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The Exchange 03.24.23: Preserving the wetlands as Sackett v. EPA is yet to be decided; Thwarting climate change with courage and humor; Lamb Theatre's upcoming fundraiser and new home

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Coming up this week on The Exchange . . .

We talk with an expert on wetlands in Nebraska about their importance and how a Supreme Court case set to be decided in June could affect wetlands across the country.
We speak with Ted La Grange, Wetland Manager for the State of Nebraska.

Also, as climate change continues to pose severe challenges worldwide, we talk with an environmental activist who has written a new book about coping with the stress and anxiety that climate change can cause. Andrew Boyd's latest book is called I Want a Better Catastrophe.

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society reports that the number of people in the U.S. diagnosed with colon cancer below the age of 50 has increased yearly since the 1990s. What about the trends locally? One of the region's top specialists Dr. Jefferey Michalak at MercyOne Medical Center.

We have the details on the 2023 RAGBRAI event that takes off from Sioux City in July.

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And we talk Diana Wooley of Lamb Theatre about their upcoming fundraiser.

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