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Subject: Oil spill in Red Butte Creek threatens

The vitality of the aquatic wildlife, birds and vegetation that depend on Red Butte Creek is another matter. A crew was trying to collect and take birds to Hogle Zoo cleaning stations and other facilities, said Brad Park, zoo spokesman. The Sun News allows readers to comment on stories as a privilege; the views expressed in story comments are not those of the Sun News or its staff. Nearly 50 gallons of crude oil per minute initially had spilled into the creek, according to Scott Freitag, a Salt Lake City Fire Department spokesman. SALT LAKE CITY -- Containment of a crude oil spill estimated at around 20,000 gallons into Red Butte Creek is expected to last well into the night and continue through Sunday as multiple agencies work to mitigate impacts to the stream and wildlife. California's Open Primaries May Not Shake StateNPR. " The IOC officials I met in Salt Lake told me to hold off on Greece because they didn't think it was ever going to be ready, and that they had signed contracts to move the Games to L.A. Officials then traced the spill to the pipe near Red Butte Garden. " I was proud of my work in Chicago. Obama and GOP Bicker Over Doctors' Medicare PayABC News. SALT LAKE CITY -- Containment of a crude oil spill estimated at 25,000 gallons into Red Butte Creek is expected to last well into the night and continue through Sunday as multiple agencies work to mitigate impacts to the stream and wildlife.

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