House passes Hunt Amendment to seize California park land for Sable pipelineThe one-vote measure, now in conference committee, would let the federal government take state park land holding a corroding oil pipeline.Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Reactivated Sable oil pipeline corroding from the inside, records showThe 60-year-old Santa Barbara County pipeline that spilled at Refugio Beach in 2015 is again pushing 50,000 barrels a day and eating itself from within.Friday, September 25, 2026
Federal judge affirms Trump takeover of Santa Barbara oil coastRuling strips California of property rights and regulatory control over restarted Sable Offshore pipelines, though the company was fined $1.5 million.Friday, August 21, 2026
Trump moves to seize control of California's coastA federal hearing in Santa Monica today is the first legal step toward stripping the state of authority over offshore waters — potentially opening the door to oil drilling off Malibu.Monday, August 10, 2026
Sable Offshore becomes region's top smog producer upwind of MalibuSanta Barbara air regulators let the Texas oil company keep flaring contaminants after Sable warned a shutdown would cost $2 million a day.Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Schiff Says Trump's Iran War Threatens California BeachesThe U.S. senator toured Ventura and Santa Barbara offshore oil platforms, warning that the administration's pro-oil push risks another coastal spill.Monday, May 11, 2026
Chevron sues to block hikers from Ventura nature preserveThe oil giant says public access on Hall Canyon Road interferes with its easement, in a fight over the Ventura Hills Nature Preserve.Tuesday, May 5, 2026
House passes Hunt Amendment to seize California park land for Sable pipelineThe one-vote measure, now in conference committee, would let the federal government take state park land holding a corroding oil pipeline.Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Federal judge affirms Trump takeover of Santa Barbara oil coastRuling strips California of property rights and regulatory control over restarted Sable Offshore pipelines, though the company was fined $1.5 million.Friday, August 21, 2026
Trump moves to seize control of California's coastA federal hearing in Santa Monica today is the first legal step toward stripping the state of authority over offshore waters — potentially opening the door to oil drilling off Malibu.Monday, August 10, 2026
Chevron sues to block hikers from Ventura nature preserveThe oil giant says public access on Hall Canyon Road interferes with its easement, in a fight over the Ventura Hills Nature Preserve.Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Reactivated Sable oil pipeline corroding from the inside, records showThe 60-year-old Santa Barbara County pipeline that spilled at Refugio Beach in 2015 is again pushing 50,000 barrels a day and eating itself from within.Friday, September 25, 2026
Sable Offshore becomes region's top smog producer upwind of MalibuSanta Barbara air regulators let the Texas oil company keep flaring contaminants after Sable warned a shutdown would cost $2 million a day.Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Schiff Says Trump's Iran War Threatens California BeachesThe U.S. senator toured Ventura and Santa Barbara offshore oil platforms, warning that the administration's pro-oil push risks another coastal spill.Monday, May 11, 2026
