Huntington Beach Oil Spill

The U.S. Coast Guard announced that the Southern California shoreline segments affected by an oil spill have been returned to their original condition.

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.

Fishing along the Orange County coast resumes Monday, after an oil spill forced a shutdown of fisheries since Oct. 3.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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,...

In Laguna Beach on Monday, activist Jane Fonda spoke out at an anti-oil drilling rally.

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.

Officials called for an end to oil drilling. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021.

The U.S. Coast Guard is now taking a closer look at a ship that may be linked to the Huntington Beach oil 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.

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.

Two birds covered in oil were cleaned and rehabilitated after the Huntington Beach oil spill. Vikki Vargas reports Oct. 13, 2021.

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.

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.

Finding the cause of the Huntington Beach oil spill, who is to blame and if they will be held accountable could take years.