About 126,000 gallons of significant crude oil leaked into the waters in Southern California over the weekend that now threatens marine life and scenic beaches. In a news release, Amplify Energy Corp.

What are the effects of the oil spill so far? The oil spill about four miles offshore is covering an area about the size of Santa Monica, though the oil sheens have been detected as far south as Dana ...

Some residents, business owners and environmentalists questioned whether authorities reacted quickly enough to contain one of the largest oil spills in recent California history, caused by a suspected ...