ThinkProgressMotor Oil Spill Contaminates Washington River, Coating Birds And Endangering ...ThinkProgressAbout 1,500 gallons of used motor oil, which can contain toxins and heavy metals, leaked from an aboveground storage tank into Washington's Sulphu …

Los Angeles TimesHermosa Beach, Calif., Voters Give Thumbs Down to Oil DrillingNew York TimesLOS ANGELES — Voters of Hermosa Beach, a small community on the Pacific Ocean south of here, ended a highly contentious campaign Tuesday with an overwhelming vote …