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Six Months After Oil Spilled Into California Tributary, Families Worry the Cleanup Was Never Finished

SANTA PAULA, Calif.—As he slowly pulled his beige van into the driveway following a trip to the hardware store for garden supplies, Ethan Higbee didn’t suspect anything was wrong. Then he got out of his car. The unmistakable smell of gas subsumed him. “I heard rushing, gushing…