The 2021 Huntington Beach oil spill turned thriving beach economies into ghost towns overnight, and Washington learned nothing. Despite overwhelming public opposition, the federal government is fast-tracking new offshore drilling along OC’s coast, risking small businesses on an industry that has already proven it will leave devastation in its wake.
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Evleth: Rep. Michelle Steel Pushes for Oil Spill Accountability
This article addresses the recent oil spill and calls for the government to adopt more effective solutions to prevent environmental disasters. Representative Steel is at the forefront in addressing the governmental failure to prevent this oil spill and calls for a federal investigation into Amplify Energy.
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Nastic: Orange County’s Oil Spill Catastrophe, the Consequences of Complacency
The recent oil spill off the coast of Orange County is a painful example of what government inaction on hazardous fossil fuel extraction can do to our local community. Community-driven change must start before it is too late.
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Keefe: The Oil Spill Couldn’t Be My Fault
Meanwhile, over at Oiled Wildlife Care Network a rescue group working out of the UC Davis Veterinary Medicine School, a report has been initiated and the count begins for Pipeline P00547 Incident Wildlife Recovery, a detailed list of creatures found doused in oil. Three Western Grebes. One Sanderling.
