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Booms float in the Talbert Marsh as workers try to limit the spread of oil from a spill from an offshore oil rig in Huntington Beach on October 4, 2021. The U.S Coast Guard is leading the response to the spill, which comprised 126,000 gallons of oil and covered about 5.8 nautical miles between the Huntington Beach Pier and Newport Beach. The spill emanated from a facility operated by Beta Offshore about five miles off the coast, and was likely caused by a pipeline leak. Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG
David Walter stands for a portrait at Encino Park in Encino on March 23, 2021. David is an adjunct professor at UC Berkeley lecturing on humanities and creative writing. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters
Oil washes up on a beach in Newport Beach, on Oct. 4, 2021. A major oil spill off the coast of Southern California fouled popular beaches and killed wildlife while crews scrambled Sunday, to contain the crude before it spread further into protected wetlands. Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu, AP Photo

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