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Illegal grows poison Calif. forests: Reports

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By Alex Halperin
02/12/2026 09:47 PM GMT-0700
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Thousands of abandoned unlicensed grows are polluting California's watersheds and public lands, according to a CalMatters report. Trash, pesticides and fertilizers, many of which remain months after law enforcement raids, are contaminating the state's natural resources and killing its wildlife.

Ecologist Greta Wengert (Ph.D), who has studied the issue for more than a decade as co-founder and executive director of the non-profit Integral Ecology Research Center (IERC . . .

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