An underwater pipeline leak off the coast of Huntington Beach, California, has sent tens of thousands of gallons of oil into the Pacific Ocean impacting.
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An underwater pipeline leak off the coast of Huntington Beach, California, has sent tens of thousands of gallons of oil into the Pacific Ocean impacting.
of oil have spilled from a pipeline connected to the oil platform. the company which owned both the pipeline and the platform, amplify energy corporation, has launched an investigation into what caused this breach. the u.s. coast guard is also continuing its investigation. as of yet, we don t know for sure the underlying cause of the spill. but there are multiple reports tonight that amplify energy believes that a ship anchor striking the pipeline might be responsible for the breach. state and federal officials have launched a criminal investigation into this leak, and the l.a. times reported just within the past hour that a branch of the california department of fish and wildlife, quote, observed sheen in federal waters. it s all hands on deck, but every time something like this
striking the pipeline might be responsible for the breach. state and federal officials have launched a criminal investigation into this leak and the l.a. times reported just within the past hour that a branch of the california department of fish and wildlife, quote, observed sheen in federal waters several miles off the coast of huntington beach as early as friday night. but the coast guard was not notified until saturday when the company that owns the pipeline reached out. so all hands on deck to try to contain this thing right now, but every time there is a spill like this, it makes you wonder whether our obsession with oil is worth the inherent danger of the infrastructure that fuels it. joining us now is jacqueline savage, chief policy officer for north america and international advocacy organization focused on ocean conservation. thank you for being with us tonight, and look, i say this as somebody who consumes oil. i ve got a carbon footprint like we all do. we have to understa