$3.4-million fine proposed over Huntington Beach oil leak

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A federal agency is proposing a multimillion-dollar fine against Amplify Energy Corp. over the oil pipeline spill that fouled Southern California beaches in 2021.

An email to the Houston-based firm seeking comment wasn’t immediately returned Tuesday.The pipeline carries oil to shore from platforms in San Pedro Bay, near the Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors.A major oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach, Calif., washed up on nearby Orange County beaches, killing fish and birds and threatening local wetlands.

The October 2021 spill of 25,000 gallons of crude oil created a miles-wide sheen in the ocean and sent blobs of crude ashore, primarily affecting the cities of Huntington Beach and Newport Beach. It further shuttered beaches for a week and fisheries for more than a month,

 

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