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U.S. District Judge David O. Carter gave final approval to the lawsuit against Amplify Energy. The agreement won preliminary approval in September, but the attorneys and judge waited for any objections before final approval and there were none.
State officials have contained an oil sheen spotted Friday in Talbert Channel near Huntington Beach. No oil was observed in Talbert Marsh and no oiled wildlife was seen.
Environmentally focused groups and individuals came together to participate in coastal cleanup efforts locally on Saturday.
A judge sentenced the company to pay a $7.1 million fine and $5.8 million to reimburse the Coast Guard for expenses from the October 2021 spill.
Houston-based Amplify Energy Co. and two of its subsidiaries have agreed to plead guilty to violating the Clean Water Act