Sable Offshore Digging Up 12 Spots of Pipeline for Corrosion Energy By Nick Welsh Sable seeks Santa Barbara County clearance after “smart pigs” indicate Houston-based oil company may need to repair pipeline only six months after restarting production.
Santa Barbara County Supervisors Ban New Onshore Oil Drilling Energy By Nick Welsh The board’s 3-2 vote on Tuesday is the first step in the planned phaseout of all onshore oil development across the county.
Newly Passed Bill Would Prohibit Use of Old State Infrastructure for New Offshore Oil Drilling Proposed by Feds Energy By Callie Fausey Authored by Santa Barbara Assemblymember Gregg Hart, the bill now heads to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk to be signed into law.
Environmental Orgs Sound Alarm on Extending Diablo Canyon’s Operations into 2045 Energy By Jean Yamamura
Governor Newsom to Pass Baton on Extending Operations at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Energy By Callie Fausey
California Restricts Utility Shutoffs as Dangerous Heat Ripples Across State Energy By Alejandro Lazo, CalMatters
Congress Votes to Give Department of War Power over State on Behalf of Sable Offshore Politics By Nick Welsh