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In the days following the massive oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach, closures and restrictions in Orange County's coastal communities have stranded businesses and tourists.
The Coast Guard is investigating whether a large commercial ship set anchor in the wrong location, damaging an oil pipeline and causing a spill that threatens Laguna Beach, Newport Beach and other Orange County coastal cities, an official familiar with the investigation said Monday.
State and federal officials haven't approved any new oil exploration off of California's coast in almost 40 years. Yet pumping and drilling continues there. Here's why.
An oil spill off the coast of Southern California has sent up to 144,000 gallons from an oceanic pipeline into the sea, closing beaches and serving as a reminder of how U.S. energy sources can be calamitous to the environment. The spill isn’t as large or as devastating as others...
A final determination for the cause of the spill may take months, but Coast Guard investigators have come up with no other explanation than anchor drag, federal sources said.