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.
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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.
Sable Offshore Asks Feds to Seize State, Private Lands in Santa Barbara County
The Houston-based oil company has reportedly requested the Trump administration to exercise eminent domain to condemn and take miles of land that its legally embattled pipelines pass through.
Carpinteria Oil Facility in Next Phase of Decommissioning
Barge seen off the coast is actively pulling up pipeline.
Feds Opens Up 850,000 Acres of Central Coast to Oil and Gas Drilling, Fracking
Public land now open to leasing includes a parcel next to Cate School in Carpinteria, a public park in Lompoc, and land bordering Lake Cachuma.
Santa Barbara City College to Use $4.2M State Grant to Build New Microgrid
The project will install 1.6 megawatts of solar arrays and two Tesla Megapack battery storage systems on campus.
Trump Administration Concedes Defeat on Wind Farm Freeze
One offshore wind farm project remains off Morro Bay coast after second lease holder pulls out.
California Coastal Commission and Sable Offshore Butt Heads Again
The State Agency threatens a cease-and-desist order to shut down production; Houston oil company contends the federal government, not the state, has the last and final word over any oil it pumps.
