More than 125,000 gallons of crude oil have flooded the Pacific Ocean just offshore from Huntington Beach, one of the most popular beaches in California. A decades-old offshore oil pipeline began leaking over the weekend, and it's become one of the worst spills ever recorded off the coast of California. The oil has infiltrated a protected wetland area, killing fish and birds in the area.

The oil that gushed into the sea and onto local beaches created toxic fumes, forcing locals to stay away from the area. Dead fish and birds have already begun washing ashore. This could become an ecological disaster as the oil seeps into the nearby Talbert Marsh wetlands, home to vibrant birdlife, including great blue herons, pelicans and endangered California least terns, which migrate up the Pacific Coast.

Coming just a month after Hurricane Ida left dozens of oil spills in its wake in the Gulf, this disaster off the Southern California coast is a stark reminder that when we drill, we spill -- and that it's time to stop.

If we're ever going to stop these disastrous spills, we must stop offshore drilling. We're rallying support to end this dangerous practice, but we can't do it without your help. Tell Congress: It's time to end offshore oil drilling.