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Pot Versus Fish In California Waters

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Marijuana versus the environment: who ever would have seen that coming? 

But the first hurts the second, at least when illegal growing operations trash the landscape and nearby waterways. The problem is particularly acute in Northern California's "Emerald Triangle," where efforts at stream and fish restoration are hampered by pot farms. 

Scott Greacen of Friends of the Eel Riverjoins us.   

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.