Newly Passed Bill Would Prohibit Use of Old State Infrastructure for New Offshore Oil Drilling Proposed by Feds
Authored by Santa Barbara Assemblymember Gregg Hart, the bill now heads to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk to be signed into law.
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Not Yet Gone with the Wind
California files lawsuit challenging Trump’s deal to kill offshore wind on Central Coast.
More Solar Panels on the Horizon for Santa Barbara County
Supervisors are now proposing more than 16,000 acres of utility-scaled panels.
Trump White House Trumps State of California in Fight over Sable Offshore
A federal judge says Sable can keep pumping in Santa Barbara County but hits the Texas-based oil company with a $1.5 million fine for violating a consent decree.
Environmental Orgs Sound Alarm on Extending Diablo Canyon’s Operations into 2045
Panel raises concerns over the nuclear power plant’s safety and finances and says it’s causing wind and solar energy to go to waste.
Governor Newsom to Pass Baton on Extending Operations at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant
Santa Barbara County Supervisor Bob Nelson and Solvang Mayor David Brown are among 50 California elected officials pushing to keep the Central Coast plant running until 2045.
California Restricts Utility Shutoffs as Dangerous Heat Ripples Across State
State regulators rejected utilities’ proposal and ordered broader protections against power shutoffs during dangerous heat.
Congress Votes to Give Department of War Power over State on Behalf of Sable Offshore
Santa Barbara Congressmember Salud Carbajal blasts the provision in the defense budget bill as a “bailout for polluters.”
California Attorney General Sues Feds over Sable Offshore Yet Again
Rob Bonta has charged that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration illegally waived federal safety regulations for the Texas oil company’s pipelines that run through Santa Barbara County.
Pain at the Pump Starting to Ease Up in Santa Barbara?
The volatile nature of the U.S.–Iran war has caused gas prices to go up and down over the last few months.
