WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the prior converted cropland under the Clean Water Act (No. IF11136) on Feb. 24, 2023, by Laura Gatz, environmental policy specialist, and Megan Stubbs, agricultural conservation and natural resources policy specialist: * * * Prior Converted Cropland Under the Clean Water Act For decades, the value of wetlands and efforts to protect them have been recognized in different ways through nation  more