OC Supervisors Approve $1 Million Settlement in Oil Spill Response

Efforts are underway in to clean an oil spill in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Oct. 5, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County supervisors voted on July 26 to accept nearly $1 million from Amplify Energy to cover expenses incurred responding to the oil spill off the waters of Huntington Beach in October.

The supervisors voted 4–1, with Supervisor Andrew Do dissenting, to accept $956,352 from the oil company to cover expenses related to the emergency response and cleanup efforts.