US CA: Environmental Damage – Area Lawmaker Lobbies For

Record Searchlight, 29 Sep 2010 – Hoping to sway Democrats’ support for his resolution urging the federal government to step up efforts to remove illegal pot gardens on public lands, U.S. Rep. Wally Herger has become an environmentalist of sorts. In a letter sent to his fellow lawmakers today, the Chico Republican urges the Democrat-controlled Congress to consider the detrimental environmental effects marijuana growing has on public lands.