- The Santa Barbara Independent

Cover Story By Nick Welsh, Margaux Lovely, Ryan P. Cruz, Christina McDermott & Tyler Hayden | Wed Apr 16, 2025 | 8:00pm

California Coastal Commission Makes Waves in Santa Barbara

Historic hearing results in $18 million smackdown on Sable Offshore and green lights for hotel and housing projects from Montecito to UCSB.

Cover Story By Nick Welsh, Tyler Hayden & Margaux Lovely | Wed Feb 19, 2025 | 7:50pm

Who is in charge of deciding? Does anybody know?

Cover Story By Callie Fausey | Wed Feb 12, 2025 | 8:30pm

Rare species collection shows ocean changes after industrialization and plastics.

Cover Story By Victoria Riskin | Wed Jan 22, 2025 | 9:00pm

The Environmental Defense Center works to prevent Sable restart of offshore oil drilling over safety and climate concerns.

Cover Story By Matt Kettmann | Wed Jan 03, 2024 | 8:00pm

The Chrisman California Islands Center in Carpinteria is set to open to visitors and researchers this month.

Cover Story By Callie Fausey | Wed Aug 30, 2023 | 8:50pm

David Valentine discusses discovering a DDT dumping ground in the waters off Catalina Island and charting a new course at UCSB.

Cover Story By Indy Staff | Wed Jan 19, 2022 | 8:30pm

The tides have turned against ExxonMobil, Cat Canyon, and offshore platforms.

Cover Story By Jean Yamamura | Wed Jul 28, 2021 | 9:01pm

Making trash is easy; dealing with it is not.

Cover Story By Nick Welsh | Thu Jan 24, 2019 | 12:00am

The catastrophic oil spill of 1969 still reverberates over environmental battles today.

Oil By Indy Staff | Thu May 28, 2015 | 12:00am

Santa Barbara County grapples with worst oil mess in nearly 50 years.