Toro Canyon Oil Spills: Santa Barbara County Pleads Guilty to Criminal and Civil Charges
County also agrees to pay $765,000 in penalties and fines related to leaks from oil-and-water-separation unit near Summerland.
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Refugio Oil Pipeline Startup Back at Santa Barbara County on Tuesday
ExxonMobil appeals the Planning Commission decision to deny safety-valve installation at Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.
Efforts Underway to Cap and Map Summerland’s Abandoned Oil Wells
The start of the “re-abandonment” process coincides with a geologic study of the ocean floor beneath the leaking oil wells.
Poodle Two-Fer: Santa Barbara Oil Company Fined $65 Million, and Enviros Oppose Refugio Pipeline Safety Valves
Greka hit with fine for reckless discharge; Big Oil pushes to restart Refugio pipeline.
There Will Be (Bad) Blood over Toro Creek Oil Spill
Santa Barbara County District Attorney takes County Counsel to court in showdown over leaking 19th-century oil well.
