Category: oil spills

Keystone Pipeline Oil Leak Contained, Drinking Water Unaffected

December 12, 2022
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The oil leak in the Keystone Pipeline system, which carries crude oil from Canada to multiple U.S. states, has been contained, according to TC Energy, parent company of the pipeline operator TC Oil. “The product remains contained, and multiple vacuum trucks, booms, and additional resources are onsite as we continue the recovery process … Repair…

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US Coast Guard Reports Oil Cleanup Done, Shoreline Back to Normal Condition

December 28, 2021
California Department of Fish and WildlifeLocal Newsoil cleanupoil spillsOrange CountyRegional NewsRegional-Local NewsSan Diego CountySouthern CaliforniaU.S. Coast GuardsUS
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SAN PEDRO, Calif.—The U.S. Coast Guard Dec. 28 announced that Southern California shoreline segments affected by an oil spill have been returned to their original condition. “The spill response will now enter a transition period; the Unified Command will monitor tarball and oiling incidents along with associated sampling results to determine the source of the oil,” according to a…

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Socialist Venezuela Caused 50,000 Oil Spills From 2010 to 2016

October 26, 2021
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On Oct. 25, a Center for Strategic and International Studies panel discussed some of the environmental damage taking place in Venezuela, which has been led since 1999 by socialist Hugo Chavez and, after Chavez’s death in 2013, socialist Nicolás Maduro. Sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), much of the event focused…

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Swimmers Warned About Oil After Georgia Ship Spill

July 3, 2021
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BRUNSWICK, Ga.—Health officials warned swimmers and fishers to be on the lookout for oil sheens off two Georgia islands after oil spilled from an overturned cargo ship while crews were dismantling it. The Coastal Health District issued the alert Thursday for the waters off Jekyll and St. Simons islands hours after a large amount of…

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Proposed Bill Could Ban Offshore Drilling off California Coast

May 14, 2021
American Coasts and Oceans Protection Actcoastdeepshore drillingmarinelifeMike Levinoil and gasoil spillsPlains All AmericanSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California CoastUSUS Regional News
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Prohibiting any new leasing for the exploration, development or production of oil or gas along the coast of Southern California is the subject of a new bill proposed by U.S. Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA). If passed, the American Coasts and Oceans Protection Act would prohibit offshore activities from San Diego to the northern border of…

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