Environmental advocates today criticized the federal government's decision to grant a permit for underwater repairs that they say will allow the restart of a 42-year-old pipeline that ruptured off Orange County in October 2021.
Environmental advocates Saturday criticized the federal government's decision to grant a permit for underwater repairs that they say will allow the restart of a 42-year-old pipeline that ruptured off Orange County in October 2021, releasing thousands of gallons of oil into the Pacific Ocean.
The company that operates an underwater oil pipeline that spewed 25,000 gallons of crude into the ocean off Huntington Beach last year pleaded no contest Friday and agreed to pay $4.9 million in fines to resolve misdemeanor complaint filed by state prosecutors this week.