Edison gets OK to create kelp forest
Edison International’s Southern California Edison unit got state permission to build a $22-million, 150-acre kelp forest off San Clemente, near its nuclear power plant.
The forest would be part of a reef that helps fulfill an environmental commitment made by Edison, California’s second-largest utility, when it got approval to build the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, the Rosemead company said.
The kelp forest was approved after a 15-year study showing that the power station might be discharging cloudy water that reduces sunlight for a nearby kelp bed.
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