The state’s ageing oil infrastructure means more disasters are likely as companies move away from fossil fuelsA gash in an underwater pipeline sent tens of thousands of gallons of oil rushing into the waters near Los Angeles last weekend, blackening be…
Officials knew of California oil spill 12 hours before cleanup began
Authorities face questions over how much damage could have been prevented after 126,000 gallons of crude seeped into oceanMore than 12 hours passed after officials were notified of a sheen on the water off the coast of southern California before a resp…
California beaches closed as ‘devastating’ oil spill threatens wildlife
An estimated 126,000 gallons leaked from an underwater pipeline in one of the largest spills in recent state historyTemperatures in southern California surged on Sunday, but Huntington state beach was devoid of the umbrellas and beach blankets that wou…
‘There’s tar everywhere’: large California oil spill fouls beaches and kills wildlife
Crews scramble to contain 126,000 gallons of crude oil that spilled in waters off Orange county before it spread further into wetlandsOne of the largest oil spills in recent Southern California history fouled popular beaches and killed wildlife while c…
Divers rush to locate source of reported oil spill in Gulf after Hurricane Ida
Coast Guard says suspected oil spill spotted in Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc in region last weekClean up crews are rushing to try to locate the source of a suspected oil spill spotted in the Bay Marchard area of the Gulf of Mexico o…