then the next morning on saturday, workers from amplify energy, which oil owns an oil pipeline off orange county saw signs of oil in the water while doing a routine inspection. they reported it. by noon the coast guard announced it was actively responding to an oil spill. the city of newport tweeted, the spill is expected to dissipate through wind, sun, and wave action and is not expected to come ashore. it did not dissipate. it kept spreading, stretching 13 square miles. this is what the orange county coast looked like by sunday, ripples of black oil washed ashore, people trying to dodge the oil as they inspected the damage. experts expect the oil to come ashore over the next several days. so far at least 126,000 gallons
movements mimicking parkinson s disease, fever, stiff muscles, problems thinking, and sweating. (jackie) talk to your doctor about austedo.it s time to treat td. td is not ok. visit askforaustedo.com. on friday, the first thing people noticed was the smell. joggers on the huntington beach boardwalk about 40 miles south of los angeles reported smelling something, quote, rotten like old meat. in nearby newport beach residents also reported smelling a, quote, horrible and strong tar-like odor that night. then the next morning on saturday, workers from amplify energy which owns around oil pipeline off orange county saw signs. by noon the coast guard
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
announced it was actively responding to an oil spill. the city of newport tweeted, the spill is expected to dissipate through wind, sun, and wave action and is not expected to come ashore. it did not dissipate. it kept spreading, stretching 13 square miles. this is what the orange county coast looked like by sunday, people trying to dodge the oil as they inspected the damage. experts expect the oil to come ashore over the next several days. at least 126,000 gallons of oil have spilled from a pipeline connected to 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