California Outdoors Reader Q&A: What is CDFW’s role in handling oil spills?
Q: I’ve been reading news reports about the recent oil spills in the San Francisco Bay Area and learned that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is the lead state agency handling oil spills. How did the department assume this authority?
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