The offshore waters along the Orange and Los Angeles county coasts are teeming with cargo ships waiting to get into the ports of L.A. and Long Beach, and the Coast Guard is investigating the possibility that one of them dragged its anchor across a pipeline running from the Port of Long Beach to an offshore oil platform.
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Oil spills have marred the California coast — and shaped our politics
California’s distaste for offshore drilling dates back to the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill. Here’s a recap of how the state has led the charge against the practice ever since.
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What it was like to surf on day of Huntington Beach oil spill: Frantic dolphins, exhaust smell
What it was like to be surfing the morning of the Orange County oil spill. In a word: surreal.
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Earthquake: 3.2 quake reported in Oakland
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Santa Cruz METRO Offers Free Fares on California Clean Air Day
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Santa Cruz’s water supply: Is growth the problem?
Santa Cruz’s population is using about the same amount of water in 2021 as in 1981, despite growing by about 30,000 people. New technologies, smarter landscaping and conservation have been the key to success. The only real solution to today’s water supply shortages is more supply.
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Hikers shut out as climate change, fires kept California forests off-limits
A temporary closure of California’s national forests canceled long-planned trips and local hikes. Will it become the new normal?
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As California’s drought deepens, water use drops only 1.8%
Officials warn that next year’s cuts in water supply could go even deeper as severe drought grips nearly 90% of California. Residents of the North Coast and Bay Area conserved more than Southern Californians did.
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Biden tries to reassure allies and urges action on climate change, pandemic at U.N.
Biden seeks to reassure allies that the U.S. will not turn its back on global commitments in his first speech at the U.N.
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Fire creeps closer to ancient sequoias, reaching Trail of 100 Giants
Flames from the Windy fire are chewing the trunks of trees within Long Meadow Grove, home to some 1,500-year-old sequoias along the Trail of 100 Giants.
