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US Coast Guard Reports Oil Clean Up Done, Shoreline Back to Normal Condition
The U.S. Coast Guard announced that the Southern California shoreline segments affected by an oil spill have been returned to their original condition.
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Oil Sheen Spotted Near Bolsa Chica State Beach Likely Not From October Pipeline Leak
An oil sheen spotted off the coast of Bolsa Chica State Beach on Thursday are “inconsistent” with the oil from October’s spill. The CDFW is investigating further.
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Fishing Allowed to Resume Along Stretch of Orange County Coast Near Oil Spill
Fishing along the Orange County coast resumes Monday, after an oil spill forced a shutdown of fisheries since Oct. 3.
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Fishing Can Resume Near Site of OC Oil Spill
The change is a big step toward recovery for the Huntington Beach coast, after the Oct. 2 oil spill banned fishing for over a month. Michelle Valles reports for Today in LA on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021.
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Authorities Monitoring, But Oil Sheen Spotted Off Huntington Beach Likely Not New Spill
No additional oil sheen was spotted Sunday near the site of the October oil spill in Huntington Beach, officials said. The Saturday sheen was likely residual, but authorities will continue to monitor the area.
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Authorities Investigate Oil Sheen in Huntington Beach
Authorities will be keeping a close eye on an area off the coast of Huntington Beach after an oil sheen was spotted Saturday morning. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Nov. 20, 2021.
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Oil Sheen Spotted Near Damaged Pipeline in Huntington Beach
The U.S. Coast Guard is on high alert off the coast of Huntington Beach after divers spot an oil sheen near the site of last month’s spill. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Nov. 20, 2021.
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Oil Sheen Spotted Off Huntington Beach Coast, Near Damaged Pipeline
An oil sheen was spotted off the coast of Huntington Beach in the vicinity of the damaged pipeline that caused an oil spill in early October.
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Huntington Beach Oil Spill: Small Businesses Can Apply for Federal Disaster Loans
Small businesses economically impacted by the pipeline oil spill off the Southern California coast are now eligible to receive federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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Environmentalists Want President to Stop Offshore Drilling After Huntington Beach Oil Spill
A group of environmental organizations is demanding the Biden administration suspend and cancel oil and gas leases in federal waters off the California coast after a recent crude oil spill. The Center for Biological Diversity and about three dozen organizations sent a petition Wednesday to the Department of the Interior. The groups say offshore drilling threatens wildlife, fisheries and tourism,...
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Green Peace, Meets Politics, Meets Hollywood at Rally Against Coastal Oil Production
In Laguna Beach on Monday, activist Jane Fonda spoke out at an anti-oil drilling rally.
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Data Shows Ship Crossed Over Oil Pipeline That Ruptured
Data shows a massive cargo ship that was supposed to be at anchor repeatedly crossed over an undersea oil pipeline during a January storm. That pipeline just off the Southern California coast later ruptured, and crude oil washed up on beaches.
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Congress Weighs in on Oil Spill
Officials called for an end to oil drilling. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021.
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Ship Identified as “Party of Interest” in OC Oil Spill
The U.S. Coast Guard is now taking a closer look at a ship that may be linked to the Huntington Beach oil spill.
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Push to Eliminate All Oil Fields in LA County After Spill
The recent oil spill off the Orange County coast has amplified concerns about the industry, and it’s impact on the environment. But quietly in the weeks before the spill happened, Los Angeles County took a historic step toward the outright elimination of all oil fields in the next five years. Randy Mac reports Oct. 15, 2021.
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Oil Spilled From Offshore Pipeline Is Likely Less Than Initially Feared, Coast Guard Says
The amount of crude oil spilled in an offshore pipeline leak in Southern California is believed to be close to 25,000 gallons, or only about one-fifth of what officials initially feared, a Coast Guard official said Thursday.
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On a Wing and a Prayer: Birds Released Back Into Wild After OC Oil Spill
Two birds covered in oil were cleaned and rehabilitated after the Huntington Beach oil spill. Vikki Vargas reports Oct. 13, 2021.
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Two Birds Soar and Swim Back Into the Wild After Recovering From Oil Spill
Two oil-covered birds rescued from the Orange County coastline in the days after an off-shore pipeline leak were released back into the wild Wednesday in Huntington Beach.
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More Than 80 Birds, Fish Affected by OC Oil Leak Recovered, but Half Die
More than 80 birds and fish affected by oil from a pipeline leak off the shores of have been recovered, with more than half dying, officials said Tuesday.
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California Oil Spill Legal Fight Likely to Last Years
Finding the cause of the Huntington Beach oil spill, who is to blame and if they will be held accountable could take years.