Environmental group and allies voice intent to sue U.S. Forest Service for failure to clean up trespass cannabis grows

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The Environmental Protection Information (EPIC) and allies have served notice that they plan to sue the U.S. Forest Service for not cleaning up hazardous waste from illegal cannabis grows found on agency land in California. Pointing out that trespass cannabis cultivation is commonplace on public lands in the state, the Forest Service, which EPIC calls the largest landowner in California, routinely finds and destroys weed grow-ops every year. It is developing a grant program to support restoration efforts on land impacted by cannabis grows near sensitive watersheds. EPIC’s named allies in the suit include the Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center, Californians for Alternatives to Toxics and Northcoast Environmental Center. A raid last February revealed cultivation hiding in plain sight on California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) property.

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The Environmental Protection Information (EPIC) and allies have served notice that they plan to sue the U.S. Forest Service for not cleaning up hazardous waste from illegal cannabis grows found on agency land in California.

Pointing out that trespass cannabis cultivation is commonplace on public lands in the state, the Forest Service, which EPIC calls the largest landowner in California, routinely finds and destroys weed grow-ops every year.

Earlier in May, The GrowthOp reported that park rangers in California found a remote,...

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