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Huntington Beach oil spill is the latest in history of California’s offshore mishaps
A reported 126,000 gallons of crude oil is leaking out of a broken pipeline located some four miles off the coast of Huntington Beach. Some of it is making its way onshore.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 25m ListenA reported 126,000 gallons of crude oil is leaking out of a broken pipeline located some four miles off the coast of Huntington Beach. Some of it is making its way onshore. The pipeline connected an offshore oil platform named Elly to a refinery station in Long Beach. This spill is comparable to the 2015 spill at Refugio Beach in Santa Barbara — in terms of size, scope, and public sentiment. That’s according to CSU Channel Islands environmental professor Sean Anderson.
Greater LA also looks at how the state’s Homekey program is trying to convert old motels into new housing for people living on the streets.
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2 storiesHuntington Beach oil spill is similar in size and scope to 2015 Refugio oil spill
The maximum amount of crude oil that could have spilled into the ocean off the coast of Huntington Beach in Orange County so far is 126,000 gallons. That’s the estimate by local officials.
Read the story14 minHomekey program: Revitalize old motels for unhoused Californians. Can it uplift nearby neighborhoods too?
At a recent grand opening event in Anaheim, Orange County elected officials, business leaders, and homeless advocates celebrated the city’s first conversion of an aging motel into housing for the homeless.
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