California oil spill sparks concern for US wildlife - BBC News

An oil slick off the coast of California has started washing ashore, killing fish, contaminating wetlands and closing beaches.

About 3,000 barrels of oil have spread over an area covering 13 square miles (33 sq km), off the Orange County coast.

Huntington Beach Mayor Kim Carr said portions of the coastline were covered in oil.

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[dazzaMusic]

“We have investigated ourselves and have found no wrong doing”

[michaellogisticalfishing]

With the influence of big business in this country I doubt criminal charges could even be pressed

[Iybraesil]

Want to know what doesn't cause spills hazardous to wildlife and the environment? Solar power and Wind Power.

[gregoryfreeman]

Whatever we humans do to the planet it will eventually have the last laugh. It will survive in some form, slowly cleanse itself of the toxins and rude human species and heal itself. Thankfully we will no longer pose any threat to this world. We will not be missed. 😆😆😆😆💛

[actionofhappiness]

Uk WhatsApp, Facebook stopped working
Is saying internet issues while internet is fine

[urbanwarchief]

A day will come where you will have nothing but oil to drink

[noelkwek]

Wow, what a coincidence! Such an oil spill occurred recently in Singapore, S.E. Asia - June 2024 and the oil slick was washed ashore, staining our coastlines and seashores.

[MrMaxeemum]

California gets the beaches it deserves to match the living conditions on land.

[EasyTAN]

Destruction is fast, but restoration is slow.

[jjsinghsandhu]

Praying for the safety of all humans and animals and livestock.

[wizardeejay]

Hoarding so much oil, if any other country did this they would be condemned by Americans

[nuqwestr]

WARNING, an oil tanker carries 2 million barrels, this leak was only 3, 000 barrels, and oil has been seeping into this area since before humans arrived, and why there are derricks there in the first place. This is not a crisis. I live a few miles from the spill, and the 100 cargo ships parked near me, running diesel and dumping waste 24/7 as the port backs up, represents a bigger danger to the environment.

[beejame]

It's sadness when I saw news 🗞️🗞️🗞️

[cathyriggs]

I be praying for wildlife and the people in Southern California.

[Boss-]

BP get ready with the lawsuit if they don’t file criminal charges

[antithanos]

Why are people not so concern about environment come on it is the place where you and other organisms live...if you don't want to live peacefully then let other organisms live peacefully in natural animals could speak humanity would cry!

[SAURABH-kjsz]

Should have think before using the oil in day to day life how it gonna end up

[nuqwestr]

Associated Press Headline: "California spill not the environmental disaster first feared"

[dang]

WTF!! This should have never happened and it keeps on happening😠

[ItzCoopzFtw]

And this is exactly why NZ banned all offshore oil exploration. No way to clean it up when it goes wrong, and living right on the ring of fire with hundreds of faults and fissures means it would only be a matter of *when* it goes wrong.