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News Articles: oil spill

Cleanup contractors deploy skimmers and floating barriers known as booms to try to stop further crude oil incursion into Talbert Marsh in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Oct. 3 after an oil spill off the Southern California coast.

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  • Law

California's Justice Department is now investigating the cause of the oil spill

California Attorney General Rob Bonta says investigators will work to find the cause of the oil spill and whether anything could have been done to prevent the spill.

October 12, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Workers clean oil from the sand, south of the pier, in Newport Beach, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. A leak in an oil pipeline caused a spill off the coast of Southern California, sending about 126,000 gallons of oil into the ocean, some ending up on beaches in Orange County.

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  • Environment

Ship's anchor may have caused massive oil spill off the coast of Southern California

The torn underwater pipeline spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil into the ocean, according to federal investigators.

October 06, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
Oil is seen on the beach in Huntington Beach, California on October 3, 2021, after a pipeline breach connected to an oil rig off shore started leaking oil, according to an Orange County Supervisor.

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  • Environment

A massive oil spill in the Pacific Ocean has reached the Southern California coast

Federal, state and local agencies are racing to determine the cause of the spill, which is at least 13 square miles in size.

October 03, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
This image provided by NOAA taken Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021 and reviewed by The Associated Press shows oil slicks at the flooded Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery in Belle Chasse, La. It's just one of the oil spills being looked into in the Gulf region in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.

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  • Environment

Divers Are Investigating The Source Of Oil Spill Off The Coast Of Louisiana

Coast Guard teams have been dispatched to help determine the extent of the damage from the spill, which is situated roughly two miles off the Louisiana coast. Officials say the source remains unclear.

September 06, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Oil in marshes on SSI

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  • Environment

Changing Tides Spread Oil From Golden Ray Wreck To St. Simon's Beaches, Marshes

The oil spill happened after workers dismantled a section of the Golden Ray nearly a week ago and the tide swept the oil under the environmental protection barrier that is set up around the ship.

August 06, 2021
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
Tankers unload imported crude oil at the Qingdao crude oil terminal in east China's Shandong Province in February. A tanker anchored off the port was reportedly hit Tuesday by another vessel, causing an oil spill in the Yellow Sea.

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  • Asia

Oil Spill Reported Off China Coast After Tanker, Bulk Carrier Collide

The tanker, reportedly carrying a cargo of bitumen, used in road and roof construction, was at anchor, according to the ship's Singapore-based operator.

April 27, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Marine biology student Ranim Tahhan, 21, pictured left, and another volunteer work to clean Tyre beach from the pollution caused by an oil spill in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

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  • Middle East

Amid Myriad Crises, Lebanon Now Confronts An Ecological Disaster On Its Shores

Some of the country's last beaches spared from development are now carpeted in globs of tar from an oil spill in the Mediterranean, damaging beaches that are nesting grounds for endangered turtles.

March 28, 2021
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By:
  • Ruth Sherlock
A woman holds a dead sea turtle covered in tar from an oil spill in the Mediterranean Sea that affected wildlife and closed beaches in Israel.

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  • Environment

Mediterranean Oil Spill Injures Wildlife, Closes Israel's Beaches

Israeli authorities are still trying to pinpoint the source of a major oil spill that has polluted much of the country's coastline with chunks of tar.

February 21, 2021
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
An aerial picture taken on Sunday shows the MV Wakashio bulk carrier that had run aground and broke into two parts near Blue Bay Marine Park, Mauritius.

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  • World

Japanese Cargo Ship Splits In Two Off Mauritius Coast

Crews had already removed thousands of tons of fuel oil from the ship to stave off further harm to the environment. Still, scientists say it's the worst ecological disaster in the country's history.

August 16, 2020
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  • Matthew S. Schwartz
A man scoops oil from the coast of Mauritius on Saturday. A Japanese cargo ship ran aground near Blue Bay Marine Park in late July and began to leak fuel oil and diesel into pristine waters.

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  • Environment

The Oil Spill At Mauritius Is A Disaster. And It Could Soon Get Worse

A Japanese-owned cargo ship ran aground in late July and began leaking oil a few days ago. Now a crack has expanded in its hull. The island nation is home to species that live nowhere else.

August 12, 2020
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Rescuers work near the stern of the vessel Golden Ray as it lays on its side near the Moran tug boat Dorothy Moran, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, in Jekyll Island, Ga.

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  • News

Golden Ray Could Be Stuck For Months While Some Economic, Environmental Impacts Continue

The capsized cargo ship the Golden Ray is still trapped in St. Simon Sound. The process of removing the ship is so complex it could take months or even...

November 05, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Amy Kiley

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  • News

OST Full Show: Black Conservatives, The Golden Ray, The Atlanta Association of Black Journalists

President Trump comes to Georgia this week . On Second Thought speaks to organizers and members of the black GOP about their efforts in recruiting other...

November 05, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 6 more

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