Philippine fishermen struggle as oil spill keeps them ashore
A crab covered in oil creeps across the sand as Philippine fishermen wearing white protective suits, rubber gloves, and respirator masks scrape toxic sludge from the rocks along the shore......»»
FBI joins investigation of Orange County oil spill
The FBI has joined the investigation into the oil spill that dumped thousands of gallons of crude off the coast of Orange County to determine whether any criminal violations occurred, the agency announced Thursday......»»
Boeing Finds New Defect in Ongoing Struggle To Produce Dreamliner 787
Boeing and U.S. regulators said Thursday that some titanium 787 Dreamliner parts were improperly manufactured over the past three years, the latest in a series of problems to plague the wide-body aircraft. From a report: The quality issue does not af.....»»
You thought the oil spill was bad? In LA, toxic waste is everywhere
In a bad way, a very bad way, the Huntington Beach oil spill is the enviro-disaster equivalent of the giant panda......»»
"Cleaning up" an oil spill
After thousands of gallons of oil poured into the Pacific Ocean following the October 2 spill, agencies and volunteers have worked around the clock to mitigate the damage and stop the spread......»»
Crews clean 250,000 pounds of oil debris from Orange County shores as beaches reopen
In a sign of progress in the Orange County oil spill, Huntington Beach city and state beaches reopened Monday morning as cleanup crews continued their work combing the shores for vestiges of oil and tar......»»
Anticipated spill from deteriorating Red Sea oil tanker threatens public health, study finds
A massive prospective spill from a deserted oil tanker in the Red Sea could lead to catastrophic public health effects in war-torn Yemen and neighboring countries unless urgent action is taken, according to a study led by researchers at the Stanford.....»»
Millions of sea creatures lived on the Elly platform off the California coast. Will they survive the oil spill?
Perched high above the waves about nine miles off the coast of Huntington Beach, the oil processing platform known as Elly looks like an industrial eyesore—a tangle of hard metal surfaces, cranes and pipes......»»
Marine researchers focus on the tiniest victims of Orange County oil spill
Until now, the story of the worst Southern California oil spill in decades has been told by gut-wrenching images oil-soaked birds, dying fish and fouled wetlands. However, these images reveal just part of the story, researchers say......»»
Snowy plovers, already a threatened bird, are caught up in Orange County oil spill
Life was never easy for the Pacific Coast's western snowy plover......»»
Orange County oil spill leaves many clues, dead ends and mysteries, but few answers
Nearly a week after a 13-inch tear in an undersea pipeline resulted in a massive oil spill off the Southern California coast, the clues keep piling up, but the mystery of what caused the rupture and who is ultimately responsible remains unsolved......»»
Video shows damaged pipeline responsible for oil spill off Orange County coast
A video of the sea floor off the Orange County coast this week shows damage to an oil pipeline that sent an estimated 144,000 gallons of crude into the ocean, fouling beaches and threatening ecologically sensitive wetlands......»»
Coast Guard investigates cargo ship that was in the area of massive Orange County oil spill
The U.S. Coast Guard investigated a vessel in Oakland on Wednesday as part of its probe into whether a ship's anchor punctured an oil pipeline off the coast of Orange County and spilled 144,000 gallons of crude......»»
Robots Take Over Italy"s Vineyards as Wineries Struggle With Covid-19 Worker Shortages
Italian winemakers have increasingly relied on migrant workers for the autumn harvest, but travel restrictions and soaring wage costs are pushing many to turn to machines. From a report: Last year's grape harvest was a harrowing scramble at Mirko Cap.....»»
How a coast crowded with ships, port gridlock and an anchor may have caused Orange County oil spill
In a year that has set records for the number of ships coming and going through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Friday was not unusual. Winds were light, and the steady movement of traffic at sea was routine......»»
Why do we still have offshore oil wells? How do they work?
The oil spill that's fouling Southern California beaches has many Californians wondering why the state still has offshore oil wells more than 50 years after the state declared an end to new drilling, and more than 35 years after the federal governmen.....»»
From the sky, Coast Guard monitors movement of California oil spill
It was nearly 2 p.m. Tuesday when the Alenia C-27J Spartan, a U.S. Coast Guard aircraft, began its flight along the Orange County coast......»»
Dismayed by oil spill, some in Huntington Beach say it"s time to end offshore drilling
A large yellow bulldozer pushed a mound of sand toward the mouth of the Huntington Beach Channel, creating a barrier that would hopefully slow the amount of oil that was floating up to the nearby wetlands......»»
As oil and dead wildlife wash up, California seeks end to offshore drilling. Why its hands are tied
As dead birds wash ashore on Southern California beaches, the victims of a major oil spill, environmentalists are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to reduce the state's ties to the oil industry......»»
Frantic fight to protect coast as worsening Orange County oil spill stalks beaches
A huge slick of oil stalked the California coast Tuesday as officials frantically tried to protect ecologically sensitive shorelines and investigators probed whether a ship's anchor caused a pipe breach that sent tens of thousands of gallons of crude.....»»
California"s latest offshore oil spill could fuel pressure to end oil production statewide
An oil spill first reported on Oct. 2, 2021, has released thousands of gallons of crude oil into southern California coastal waters. The source is believed to be a leak in an underwater pipeline connected to an oil drilling platform 17.5 miles offsho.....»»