The oil wells of Platform Holly, located two miles offshore Goleta, have been successfully plugged and abandoned. Coincidentally, I have observed a dramatic reduction in the amount of tar in the water ...

Tar balls are small clumps of oil that appear on beaches, often remnants of oil spills or natural oil seeps. Exposure to tar balls can cause skin irritation or allergic reactions in some individuals ...

The origin is unclear of the tar balls spotted this weekend along Palm Beach's coastline. This is the first time tar balls washed up on Palm Beach's shore in years, the town's chief lifeguard said.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – You might find yourself in a sticky situation this summer at some Texas beaches because naturally occurring tar balls have started washing up along the Gulf Coast again. “Tar ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Volunteers scoured the shoreline along Long Beach and Belmont Shore to clean up tar balls as a four-mile stretch of the coast remains closed Thursday. After the tar balls ...

MINUTES. JADE, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. BROOKE. WELL, PEOPLE TRYING TO ENJOY THIS WARM WEATHER AT SOME BEACHES IN OUR AREA COMING ACROSS SOMETHING BLACK AND STICKY ON THE SAND TAR WASHING UP ON THE ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — It was beautiful weather for the beach this weekend, but beachgoers found themselves in a sticky situation. The US Coast Guard reported tar balls washing up on the ...

Tar balls have been washing ashore on Texas beaches, primarily in Cameron, Nueces and Matagorda counties. Authorities are monitoring the situation and investigating the source of the tar balls. Tar ...