The majority of coastal wetland loss in the United States is due to
A. Evaporation due to global warming
B. Development
C. Draining and filling to provide storm barricades
D. Loss of estuaries in the northeast
E. Levees that guide the Mississippi River out into the Gulf of Mexico
Answer: E
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