O.C. oil spill: California’s legal fight likely to last years

California oil spill legal fight likely to last years

Coast Guard Capt. Jason Neubauer said investigators are trying to find which ship among thousands of possibilities may have snagged the pipeline with its anchor in the past year, possibly during rough seas and high winds in January.

California’s Justice Department is now investigating the cause of the oil spill

In this Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, file photo, cleanup contractors deploy skimmers and floating barriers known as booms to try to stop further oil crude incursion into the Wetlands Talbert Marsh in Huntington Beach, Calif., after an oil spill off Southern California. (Ringo H.W. Chiu/)The California Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the oil spill that occurred off the coast of Huntington Beach earlier this month.California Attorn…

California oil spill legal fight likely to last years due to complex investigation into cause

Investigations by federal prosecutors, the Coast Guard and several other federal agencies could lead to criminal charges, civil penalties and new laws.

California launches investigation into oil spill

California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) on Monday announced that he would be opening an investigation into the Southern California oil spill that shut down miles of beaches in Orange County for several days.Accor...

Southern California oil spill now being investigated by state Department of Justice

California’s Department of Justice has launched an investigation into what caused the oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach, with both civil and criminal charges possible, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced during a press conference Monday with U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla.“We are working in coordination with federal, state and local authorities to determine the cause of spill and what if anything could have been done to prevent or minimize th…

O.C. oil spill: California’s legal fight likely to last years

It took little more than 48 hours from the moment a major oil spill was discovered off Southern California until the first lawsuit was filed against the Houston company that owns and operates the ruptured pipeline.Finding the cause, who is to blame and if they will be held accountable will take much longer.Several federal and state agencies are investigating in parallel as they seek the cause of the pipe rupture, how quickly pipeline operators r…