Nation Oct 29 California officials say surfing, swimming OK but fishing is out after oil spill By Amy Taxin, Associated Press
Nation Oct 07 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: More than 120,000 U.S. children lost a caregiver to COVID-19 In our news wrap Thursday, a new study published in the medical journal "Pediatrics" found more than 120,000 American children lost a primary caregiver during the pandemic. The U.S. Labor Department reported the number of new jobless claims fell by…
Nation Oct 05 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Johnson & Johnson asks FDA to approve its COVID-19 booster shot In our news wrap Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson asked the Food and Drug Administration to allow boosters for its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. The U.S. Coast Guard now says something dragged a pipeline that spilled oil off Southern California over the…
Nation Oct 05 The Coast Guard says it didn’t have enough evidence initially to act on oil spill off California Rear Admiral Brian Penoyer told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the Coast Guard was alerted Friday night by a “good Samaritan” that there was a sheen on the water. By Brian Melley, Matthew Brown, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press
Nation Oct 04 Ship’s anchor among possible causes of California oil spill The spill sent up to 126,000 gallons (572,807 liters) of heavy crude into the ocean. It contaminated the sands of famed Huntington Beach and other coastal communities. By Amy Taxin, Christopher Weber, Associated Press
Oct 04 Watch 3:24 Southern California oil spill could be ‘ecological disaster,’ take weeks to clean up By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris Federal and state investigators are focusing on a 41-year-old pipeline as the cause of a massive oil spill off the Southern California coast. The 126,000 gallon oil spill is threatening wildlife and prompting a robust cleanup effort in the Pacific… Continue watching
Oct 04 Company suspected in oil spill had dozens of violations By Amy Taxin, Christopher Weber, Associated Press The company is under scrutiny after a suspected leak in an underwater pipeline fouled the sands of famed Huntington Beach and other coastal communities. Continue reading
Oct 04 Response time questioned in Southern California oil spill By Amy Taxin, Christopher Weber, Associated Press Some residents, business owners and environmentalists questioned whether authorities reacted quickly enough to contain one of the largest oil spills in recent California history. Continue reading
May 24 Oil-leaking pipeline had no automatic shut-off valve in California spill By Carey Reed Rough waters and high winds were complicating efforts to clean up a recent oil spill off the coast of California, state officials said Saturday. Continue reading
May 22 Photos: Capturing the slick from California’s oil spill By Ariel Min, Joshua Barajas For most of the week, hundreds of clean-up workers have collected globs of black goo and scrubbed rocks coated with the sticky substance to restore a California beach that was contaminated with oil. Continue reading