Ruptured Pipeline Dumps Crude Oil Along California’s Pacific Coast
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Ruptured Pipeline Dumps Crude Oil Along California’s Pacific Coast

ByKyle W. Bell

An oil pipeline that runs along the coast of southern California broke on Tuesday, according to officials, dumping tens of thousands of gallons of crude onto local beaches and creating a 4-mile slick in the Pacific Ocean. Initial estimates put the spill at about 21,000 gallons Tuesday, but the Associated Press cited a U.S. Coast…

Obama Administration Proposes Oil and Gas Drilling in Atlantic Ocean
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Obama Administration Proposes Oil and Gas Drilling in Atlantic Ocean

ByKyle W. Bell

The Obama administration unveiled a plan on Tuesday that would open up a large swath of federal waters off the coast of the eastern United States to oil and gas drilling. Under the plan, drilling in the Atlantic could span from Virginia to Georgia. “This is a balanced proposal that would make available nearly 80…