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Correspondent Elizabeth Miller sits down with Dan Roper, an advocate from nonprofit Trout Unlimited, and filmmaker Renea Roberts, to talk about the importance of caring for our rivers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correspondent:<\/strong>&nbsp;Elizabeth Miller&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guests:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Dan Roper, Advocate, Trout Unlimited &nbsp;<br>Renea Roberts, Filmmaker, &#8220;Thinking Like Water&#8221; docuseries&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thinkinglikewater.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Thinking Like Water<\/em><\/a><em> &#8211; docuseries site<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>12.19.25 \u2013 Two environmental experts tell us why they are pushing state officials to invest more heavily in river restoration. 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