The oil sheen spotted in Huntington Beach last week appears to be natural ... Tests of oil from the area’s oil-drilling rigs did not match the crude that was originally spotted in a roughly ...

“Offshore drilling is a dirty and damaging practice that is a direct threat to our thriving ocean recreation economy,” Chad Nelsen, CEO of the Surfrider Foundation, said in a statement. “Offshore ...

Huntington Beach Lifeguards also helped in the investigation. The oil sheen was 2.5 miles long and half a mile wide near two oil rigs that are about 2.5 miles off the coast, according to the release.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.— The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has concluded a review and determined it necessary to revise drilling plans for the Beta Unit off the Southern California coast. The ...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif ... t account for the rapidly aging oil industry infrastructure off California’s coast,” said Kristen Monsell, legal director of the Center’s Oceans program. “With these ...