Lake Tahoe is known as one of the country's most beautiful lakes. But decades of overdevelopment and heavy tourist traffic have polluted the lake and turned the region into a tacky sprawl of t-shirt shops, motels and fast food joints. NPR's Richard Gonzales reports that after years of antagonism, environmentalists and business people have concluded that saving the lake is in both of their interests and are working together to balance environmental protection and economic growth.
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