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Re:Vineyard of Silicon Valley VC hit with $4m in penalties a... by LegitShady on Monday August 05, 2019 @01:24PM (#20616071)
They can't restore it in that location as its been so heavily disturbed, but offsite compensation is common in industry.

That being said, where I live the people involved would have likely risked real jail time.

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Re:Vineyard of Silicon Valley VC hit with $4m in penalties a... by olliej on Monday August 05, 2019 @02:47PM (#20617175)
Wetland restoration is possible, it just takes years and years, but is possible, and will cost real amounts of money.
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Re:Vineyard of Silicon Valley VC hit with $4m in penalties a... by LegitShady on Thursday August 08, 2019 @06:42PM (#20649626)
I work in industry that deals with that all the time. I'm saying that compensation can happen off site (Creating a wetland elsewhere in compensation for habitat lost) in many cases when the original wetland is already beyond saving.
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