By DAVE DOWNEY - ddowney@nctimes.com
North County Times
July 8, 2009
When state regulators announced last week they intend to phase out the use of ocean water to cool coastal power plants, including three in San Diego County, they did so in part because the plants kill billions of baby fish and thousands of adult fish when they draw in water.
Environmentalists and power-plant operators disagree sharply on whether the kill rates constitute significant adverse impacts on the ocean environment.
Operators say the impact isn't significant; environmentalists say it is.
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