Tar Balls, Oiled Birds Wash Up on Oregon and Washington Beaches; Cleanup Underway
Visitors to southern Washington and northern Oregon beaches in mid-May reported seeing birds covered in oil and tarry substances along the shorelines — sights unfamiliar to beachgoers in the Pacific Northwest.
State agencies from both states — including the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, the Washington Department of Ecology, and the U.S. Coast Guard — established a Unified Command as cleanup efforts began last week. The area affected stretches from Long Beach, Wash., south to Yaquina Head, Ore., near Newport. So far, no source of...
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