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For three generations, farming trees has brought joy and heartbreak. Now their livelihood is at stake.
Power outages left thousands in Orange County without electricity Saturday morning, Southern California Edison says, blaming “failed equipment.”
Hasta el martes por la noche, los responsables de la fauna silvestre habían recogido 28 aves cubiertas de petróleo en la costa del condado de Orange, todas las cuales han sido limpiadas y rehabilitadas. Algunas fueron liberadas el miércoles.
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As of Tuesday evening, wildlife officials had collected 28 oil-covered birds from the Orange County shoreline, all of which have undergone cleaning and rehabilitation. Some were released Wednesday.
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As of Tuesday evening, wildlife officials had collected 28 oil-covered birds from the Orange County shoreline, all of which have undergone cleaning and rehabilitation. Some were released Wednesday.
“Realmente hemos esquivado una bala”, dijo la alcaldesa de Huntington Beach. “Cuando escuchas que se han liberado miles de galones de petróleo... no puedes evitar pensar lo peor”.
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“We really dodged a bullet,” Huntington Beach’s mayor said. “When you hear that thousands of gallons of oil has been released ... you can’t help but think the worst.”
The oil spill that fouled the coast threatens the snowy plover at a time when experts were hopeful that the species was making a comeback.
Stretches of sand in Newport Beach and Huntington Beach reopened to swimmers and surfers as cleanup crews continued combing the shores for oil and tar Monday.
More than 1,400 workers fanned out across the county’s coastline and to area wetlands, wearing hazmat suits and carrying sifting nets as they combed the sand for black tar.
