2021 Orange County oil spill
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On October 3, 2021 an oil spill was reported in the waters of coastal Orange County, California. According to news reports, "Officials warned of a potential ecological disaster after more than 120,000 gallons of oil leaked from an offshore rig and began washing up on beaches in Southern California as workers tried to contain the spill. The leak was reported Saturday afternoon, with the U.S. Coast Guard stating that the slick was about three miles off Newport Beach... Katrina Foley, an Orange County supervisor, tweeted that the oil spilled from Platform Elly, operated by Beta Offshore, a Long Beach unit of Houston’s Amplify Energy."[1] Reports of tidal wetlands have been damaged, "The spill had reached the Talbert Marsh and some environmentally sensitive wetlands areas by Sunday morning. It will take time to know the extent of the damage but officials said some birds and fish have been found dead. Huntington State Beach is home to a number of species of birds, including gulls, willet, long-billed fletcher, elegant teens and reddish egret, which are rare on the West Coast, according to Ben Smith, a biologist and environmental consultant for the county."[2][3]
- ^ Pannett, Rachel; Firozi, Paulina (2021-10-03). "Dead birds and fish wash ashore as 126,000-gallon oil spill reaches Southern California coast". Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Huge ecological losses feared as Orange County oil spill hits wetlands, marshes". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ Westcott, John (1991-05-10). "Center Affords Closer Look at Wetland" (PDF). City of Huntington Beach. Orange County Register. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-12-30. Retrieved 2021-10-03.