The company declined to say whether it has enough insurance coverage for all of the spill costs.
Tag: 2021 Oil Spill
Posted inCOAST
Officials From Two OC Coastal Cities Join Growing Calls to Ban Offshore Oil Drilling
In the wake of the oil spill, city officials are looking to make sure it’s impacts on the economy and the environment are not repeated.
Posted inOutdoors
OC Coastal Cities Join Increasing Calls For Offshore Oil Drilling Bans
Huntington Beach and Laguna Beach City Councils will both consider resolutions calling for new bans on offshore drilling.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Poseidon Makes Controversial Demand of CA Regulators Before Their Vote on Proposed HB Desal Plant
Meanwhile, a recent oil spill off the Orange County coast may reframe the 20-year fight over placing a seawater desalting facility in the area.
Posted inGovernment
Congressional Hearing on Oil Spill is Headed to Orange County
The hearing – scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday – is aimed at examining the oil spill’s damage to wildlife, the economy and residents, according to Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine).
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
‘Ticking Time Bomb’: Congress Considers Decommissioning Offshore Oil Rigs in Wake of OC Spill
Congressional Democrats are calling for new rules to make oil companies put aside enough money to dismantle their rigs and pipelines. Their Republican colleagues say that will strangle domestic energy production and drive up costs for Americans.
Posted inCOAST
How Safe Is OC’s Coast After Oil Spill? Fisheries Still Closed, Cities Do Their Own Water Testing
Disaster response officials and Orange County public health leaders have proclaimed local waters as safe to swim in. But questions remain about lack of uniform testing by cities and the ongoing shut-down of fisheries.
Posted inGovernment
OC Oil Spill Takes Center Stage as Congress Debates Offshore Drilling Ban & Safety Rules
Democrats said the spill is giving them new urgency to end offshore drilling, while Republicans said Democrats are exploiting the spill to attack the fossil fuel industry.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
‘Extremely Troubling’: Oil Pipeline Records Obtained by Voice of OC Prompt Questions as Congress Starts Probing
Congress is holding hearings today, tomorrow and Monday about potential law changes over the spill, which is drawing scrutiny of the original 1979 permit records obtained by Voice of OC.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
OC Oil Spill Aftermath: 10,000 Cleanup Volunteers, Cautious Optimism, Lingering Dread
Feelings of distress across the county appear to have tempered into cautious optimism.
