By Sumi Vora (PO ‘25) At the beginning of October, an underwater oil pipeline off the coast of Huntington Beach in Southern California ruptured, spewing 144,000 gallons of oil into the Pacific Ocean. As horrified Californians watched the toxic, viscous, oil cling to beaches and turn the sea black, many were left wondering: “Why is this still happening?” California had its first...
The Economic Dilemma of Oil Spill Disasters
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