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ICYMI – Oil spills in California and fuel shortages in Britain
A large oil spill off the southern coast of California left fish dead and wetlands contaminated, in what local officials called an environmental catastrophe. Huntington Beach, a popular surfing and sunbathing spot, is bearing most of the burden after the spill. Beaches have closed and fisheries were forced to close.
While oil spread across miles of the Pacific Ocean, frustrated drivers in Britain were forced to wait in line for hours due to a country-wide fuel shortage. BP announced that nearly a third of its British petrol stations had run out of the two main grades of fuel after a wave of panic buying last week.
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