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Most Californians Oppose More Offshore Oil Drilling
By Dean Bonner
‘It is there pretty much forever’: Huntington Beach oil spill may permanently affect birds
By Gabrielle Canon
California Oil Spill Closes Beaches and Renews Call for Drilling Ban (Published 2021)
By Clifford Krauss, Ivan Penn & Jill Cowan
Preventing environmental damage from oil spills
By Loveday Wright
Oil spill in California provides ammunition for anti-pipeline activists
By Steven Mufson & Erica Werner
Evidence suggests ship anchor snagged, dragged oil pipeline
By Brian Melley, Stefanie Dazio & Matthew Brown
The latest on the oil spill: A ship may have caused the pipeline damage weeks earlier
By Julie Cart & Rachel Becker
California oil spill renews calls to ban offshore drilling
By Kathleen Ronayne & Matthew Daly
A 13-inch tear in a pipe was likely the source of a California oil spill. Here's how it may have gotten there
By Madeline Holcombe
Huntington Beach oil spill: Live updates
By Mike Hayes, Veronica Rocha & Melissa Macaya
The California oil pipeline spill could endanger sea life for years, experts say
By Joe Hernandez & Jonathan Franklin
Mapping California's Oil Spill: Aging Pipes Line the Coast (Published 2021)
By Hiroko Tabuchi & Blacki Migliozzi
Why California’s enormous oil spill won’t be its last
By Katharine Gammon
California oil spill: Pipeline wasn't shut down for more than 3 hours after pressure failure alert, feds say
By John Bacon, Janet Wilson & Christal Hayes
Coast Guard investigates cargo ship that was in the area of massive O.C. oil spill
By Laura J. Nelson, Richard Winton & Anita Chabria