Category: California oil spill

Officials Say Pipeline the Source of Oil Sheen Off Huntington Beach

December 27, 2021
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—A pipeline operated by a California-based firm has been identified as the source of an oil sheen spotted off Bolsa Chica State Beach that appeared to be heading north toward the Long Beach area. “A responsible party has been identified as DCOR LLC,” the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Spill Prevention & Response tweeted Dec. 25….

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Tarballs Hit Shore From Second Oil Spill in a Week in Huntington Beach

December 23, 2021
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—After a new oil sheen was spotted Dec. 22 off the coast of Bolsa Chica State Beach, officials announced Dec. 23 that tarballs have also come onshore in Huntington Beach despite proactive measures. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention said in a Twitter post that their agencies were…

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Possible New Oil Leak Investigated Off Huntington Beach Coast

November 20, 2021
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—A “light sheen” was spotted Nov. 20 off the coast of Huntington Beach—in the same region as the October leak that spilled thousands of gallons of oil into the ocean. The sheen, measuring about 30-by-70 feet, was reported to the U.S. Coast Guard at about 12:15 p.m., the agency’s public information officer said….

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Delays, High Prices, and Shortages: The Consequences of Los Angeles’s Congested Ports | Sal Mercogliano

October 7, 2021
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The traffic jam at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has accumulated to over 60 ships with as many as half a million containers to get offloaded. My guest is Sal Mercogliano, professor of maritime industry policy at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and also associate professor of history at Campbell University. He…

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