The Oil Spill Is ‘an Ecological Disaster’ in the Making
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Orange County on Monday to help mobilize state resources to contain the damage. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that the federal government had sent 14 boats and four aircraft to help with cleanup and recovery, and more than 3,000 gallons of oil had been recovered so far. But there’s still more oil out there, and containing it is of utmost importance to the wetlands and beaches just onshore from the spill.
“We are in the midst of a potential ecological disaster,” Huntington Beach Mayor Kim Carr told reporters. “Our wetlands are being degraded and portions of our coastline are now covered in oil.”
