Monarch Butterflies Are Getting Royally Screwed, Conservationists Contend
The Center for Biological Diversity and Center for Food Safety are suing U.S. Fish and Wildlife to fast-track protections for the dwindling butterflies.
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California Attorney General Sues Trump Administration to Block Restart of Sable Oil Pipelines in Santa Barbara County
Rob Bonta says the federal government illegally ripped jurisdiction for the Las Flores oil pipelines from the State Fire Marshal after the Houston oil company “went crying to Trump.”
Sable Oil Loses Major Courtroom Battle with Coastal Commission
Santa Barbara judge rules company needed permits before doing pipeline repairs.
CA Attorney General Bonta Sues Sable Offshore over Alleged Coastal Violations
Shots fired on all sides as oil company faces mounting lawsuits while threatening offshore workaround off the coast of Santa Barbara County.
California Sues Trump for Blocking Its Clean-Air Rules for Cars, Trucks — and Vows to Set New Mandates
Trump signed measures Thursday revoking waivers for the state’s mandates that clean up car and truck exhaust and ramp up sales of electric vehicles. California and 10 other states immediately sued and the governor ordered the air board to craft a new mandate.
Gaviota’s Fish and Frogs Win Home Improvement Project
Coastal Ranches Conservancy settles lawsuit with state parks to restore wetland habitat in Gaviota State Park.
Sable Offshore Sues County Supes over Blocked Transfer Permit
Does the Planning Commission’s approval now move the pipeline closer to restart?
Sable Offshore Lands in Hot Water with Regional Water Board over Pipeline Repair Work
State board votes 5-0 to refer matter to California Attorney General Rob Bonta for judicial prosecution; meanwhile, the Texas oil company has indicated it’s poised to take the County of Santa Barbara to court over supervisors’ tie vote over permit transfers.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta Steps into Ring Against Sable Offshore, Loses First Round in Santa Barbara Court
A temporary restraining order against the oil company’s alleged unpermitted coastal work was denied, but the case will move forward.
State Fire Marshal, CalFire Sued over State Waivers for Sable Offshore’s ‘Defective’ Oil Pipelines
A coalition of Santa Barbara environmental groups and the Center for Biological Diversity filed separate lawsuits alleging that the Texas oil company was illegally issued waivers to operate its pipelines without industry-standard corrosion protection.
