
Oil Spill Closures Leave Newport Beach Businesses Struggling
Hotels have lost bookings, gift shops are empty and restaurants have several open tables.
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Hotels have lost bookings, gift shops are empty and restaurants have several open tables.
Reports of the 126,000-gallon oil spill first came in Saturday afternoon from Newport Beach, but the origin of the spill was traced back to a rig in federal waters, severely impacting Huntington Beach.
Boats will not be allowed to enter or exit the harbor.
Officials reported that anyone exposed to the oil could potentially have contaminants absorbed through their skin.
Rep. Mike Levin, D-Dana Point, ramped up his calls Monday to ban offshore drilling in light of the oil spill in Huntington Beach.
In May of 2015, a crude oil pipeline broke off Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County, spilling 100,000 gallons into the ocean. It was the worst California spill in 25 years.
A 126,000-gallon oil spill believed to have originated from a pipeline leak made its way to Huntington Beach Sunday -- claiming the lives of fish, birds and other ocean wildlife -- and spurring a coastline closure.
A 126,000-oil spill, One of the largest in recent Southern California history, likely originated from a pipeline leak and made its way to Huntington Beach area Sunday and Monday, claiming the lives of fish, birds and other ocean wildlife.
People have been advised to avoid eating fish and shellfish caught between Huntington Beach and Dana Point.
Hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil that leaked Sunday are impacting the ecosystem of the Orange County coast, killing wildlife, and hurting wetlands.
Officials are working through the night to determine the impact to the environment, but are urging residents in the area to stay out of the water, not to swim or surf, as they evaluate the situation.
A car crash in Culver City caused an oil spill on Monday afternoon, leading to several road closures.
Cleanup efforts continued Friday at an abandoned Chevron-owned well in the Cymric oil field in the Kern County town of McKittrick — about 35 miles outside of Bakersfield.
The company said in a statement that it will operate the pipeline at reduced pressure beginning Tuesday.
TransCanada's Keystone pipeline leaked an estimated 210,000 gallons of oil on agricultural land in Marshall County, South Dakota.
An underground pipeline spewed thousands of gallons of crude oil Thursday near the Southern California coast but the foul-smelling goo was contained in a lengthy stretch of ravine and never reached nearby beaches.
An oil pipeline company responsible for a massive spill on the California coast a year ago didn't do enough to prevent corrosion and its operators didn't detect and react to the spill quickly enough, federal regulators said.
Crews continued working Monday to clean an oil spill from a cargo ship at the Port of Los Angeles, and officials said three birds with oil on them were being treated.
The pipeline company responsible for an oil spill that blackened California beaches kept shoddy records on emergency training and how it would protect pristine coastline in the event of a break, federal regulators said Friday.
Three California sea lions and an elephant seal who were exposed to an oil spill near Santa Barbara in May have been returned to the wild.
No timeline has been set to restart the pipeline.
An oil spill from a ruptured pipeline near Santa Barbara, California, that fouled beaches for miles may have been far larger in volume than earlier projected.
Cleanup commanders said Saturday that they sampled beaches nearby and as far away as Newport Beach in Orange County to see if oil from the spill was continuing to wash up.
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It happened at around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday at the intersection of Temple Avenue and Ruthcrest Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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Police in Anaheim arrested a woman for allegedly driving under the influence during a deadly car crash over the weekend.
It happened at around 12:15 p.m. near Seventh Street and San Julian Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
It happened at around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday at the intersection of Temple Avenue and Ruthcrest Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released an interactive map to help residents track Phase 2 of the wildfire debris removal.
Police in Anaheim arrested a woman for allegedly driving under the influence during a deadly car crash over the weekend.
It happened at around 12:15 p.m. near Seventh Street and San Julian Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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It happened at around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday at the intersection of Temple Avenue and Ruthcrest Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released an interactive map to help residents track Phase 2 of the wildfire debris removal.
It happened at around 12:15 p.m. near Seventh Street and San Julian Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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Police in Anaheim arrested a woman for allegedly driving under the influence during a deadly car crash over the weekend.
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It happened just before 6:25 p.m. and was centered near Highland, according to the United States Geological Survey.
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Police sa it's unclear why the driver of the BMW veered onto the other side of the road.
It happened just after 2:15 p.m. about seven miles south of Idyllwild.
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