The Orange County District Attorney Launches Criminal Investigation into Amplify Energy After Oil Spill
A criminal investigation has been launched into the energy company that runs the pipeline that leaked hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil off California’s southern coast.
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer authorized the criminal investigation into Amplify Energy on Thursday, Spitzer’s office confirmed to ABC News. The investigation will be handled by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office’s environmental crimes unit.
Hundreds of people were participating in cleanups on a 30-mile stretch of beaches and marsh from from Huntington Beach to Dana Point, officials from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife told reporters at a news conference Wednesday.