State agency says PG&E seismic surveys would hurt marine mammals
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 02:00
in Earth & Climate
The utility was scrambling to salvage plans to use sonic blasts off the coast near the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant after the California Coastal Commission staff concluded it would disturb more than 7,000 marine mammals.Pacific Gas & Electric Co. was scrambling Monday to salvage plans to conduct seismic surveys using sonic blasts off the coast near the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant after a state regulatory agency staff report concluded it would disturb more than 7,000 marine mammals.