Agencies wrap up response to coastal tar balls
Three weeks after oil coated and killed several birds on the south Washington and north Oregon coasts, officials say they still don’t know where the sticky petroleum product came from.
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Three weeks after oil coated and killed several birds on the south Washington and north Oregon coasts, officials say they still don’t know where the sticky petroleum product came from.
Around 10 birds have been found covered in oil, and a dead whale has now washed ashore in Oregon, however it is not certain if the incidents are related.
Mystery Oil Grows Along Oregon - Washington Coast as More Birds, Tar Found - Tar balls now found from Long Beach through Lincoln City
The first oil-covered birds were found at Cannon Beach and Manzanita Beach on Sunday, May 19.
Federal agencies along with Washington and Oregon state agencies are responding to a tar-like substance from an unknown source affecting a shoreline near Beards Hollow, Washington, and multiple birds in