Tar balls have been on beaches across South Florida, including as far as Jaycee and Humiston beaches in Indian River County last weekend. Where the sticky, semi-solid clumps of oil originated from is ...

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 ...

Getting tar on your feet is not an uncommon occurence when walkng on local beaches during the summer. (Goleta History.com photo) If you spend any time at all on the beaches of Goleta, you know what ...