Workers at the Port of Los Angeles have been noticing a funky stank the past few days, and in response to reports filed, authorities launched an investigation and discovered there was definitely something afoul. more ›

A diesel fuel spill in Huntington Harbor was discovered late on Wednesday night after it had reached the size of a football field. People near the marina smelled a strong odor of fuel and noticed the sheen around 4pm on Wednesday, but the slick wasn't reported to the Huntington Beach Fire Department until around 11pm last night. more ›

A sewage spill in Burbank has affected the beaches down in Long Beach, according to Everything Long Beach. more ›

Closed Monday after 1,000 gallons of sewage spilled into Los Cerritos Channel, three affected beaches were allowed to open back up to the public today after tests concluded the water was within state standards. Mother’s Beach, Colorado Lagoon and Marine Stadium were closed after a private pumping station failed, spilling raw sewage into the storm system. Water quality monitoring will continue to be performed by the Health Department’s Recreational Water Quality Program on a weekly basis, says Long Beach officials. more ›

A deteriorated metal clamp at a Laguna Beach pump station caused thousands of gallons of sewage to spill out onto city streets and into the beach for eight hours today, beginning around 2:00 a.m. this morning. The mess has caused four miles of coast to be closed meaning beaches are to be closed for an estimated two days. The OC Register lists past beach spills in previous years, but Long Beach holds the title for most sewage spills with 31 of them as of August. more ›