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Oct 5 3:46 pm
  • oil spill

Whatever caused oil spill likely dragged ruptured pipeline 105 feet across seafloor, officials say

Anthony Pignataro and Sebastian Echeverry

Officials also refused to comment on whether the pipeline’s internal leak-detection system was operational at the time of the rupture.

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Oct 5 7:58 am
  • oil spill

Records show slow response to report of Orange County oil spill

Brian Melley, Associated Press

The U.S. Coast Guard got the first warning about a possible oil spill over 12 hours before the company involved reported a major leak and a cleanup effort was launched.

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Oct 4 4:03 pm
  • oil spill

Alan Lowenthal, other local elected leaders renew calls for ban of offshore drilling

City News Service

“It is absolutely critical that we determine the cause of this spill and determine what steps Congress can take to prevent such spills in the future,” Lowenthal said in a statement.

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Oct 4 1:33 pm
  • oil spill

Ship’s anchor among possible causes of Orange County oil spill

Amy Taxin and Christopher Weber, Associated Press

The head of the company that operates the pipeline said that divers have examined more than 8,000 feet of pipe and are focusing on “one area of significant interest.”

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Oct 4 7:07 am
  • oil spill

Response time questioned in Orange County oil spill

Amy Taxin and Christopher Weber, Associated Press

People who live and work in the area said they noticed an oil sheen and a heavy petroleum smell Friday evening, but the unified response didn’t start until Saturday.

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Oct 3 6:49 pm
  • oil spill

‘It’s not a surprise at all’; oil spills like Orange County’s are inevitable, aquarium CEO says

Jackie Rae

“You drive cars; you heat your homes with natural gas. You can’t condemn all of this and live and embrace a lifestyle that demands the oil,” he said.

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Oct 3 8:04 am
  • oil spill

As ‘softball-size clumps’ of oil wash up in Orange County, divers inspect pipeline that failed

Staff and wire reports

The sheen on the water shows much more oil is likely headed toward the beach, said Huntington Beach Mayor Kim Carr.

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May 19 2015 11:51 pm
  • Long Beach Health Department

Long Beach Waters Safe From Tuesday’s Santa Barbara Oil Spill, Officials Say

Stephanie Rivera

Long Beach waters are safe for now, despite a 21,000 gallon oil spill off Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County earlier today, the Long Beach Bureau of Environmental Health Manager Nelson Kerr said.

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