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NRG: 90 geese dead after fuel spill at Millsboro plant

MILLSBORO, Del. — NRG Energy says about 90 Canada geese have died after last week’s 30,000-gallon diesel fuel spill at its power plant on the Indian River near Millsboro.

The spill was discovered Sept. 8 after a pressurized hose detached from a diesel fuel storage tank overnight.

The News Journal reports that company spokesman Dave Schrader said the spill was contained to the coal pile and while it didn’t affect any waterways or public land, about 130 geese in a resident flock were affected.

He says the Tri-State Bird Rescue and Department of Natural Resources are managing that part of the response, which should wrap up within days.

Mama bear, cubs spotted napping in tree in Va. neighborhood

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Officials in Virginia have closed a road in one neighborhood after a mother bear and three cubs were spotted napping in a tree there. Chesapeake Animal Services asked residents near the tree — on Bruin Drive — to stay inside Monday and the general public to stay away from the area. Officials hope that giving the bears “space, quiet, and time” will allow them to leave.
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