Million-Gallon Sewage Spill Exacts Million-Dollar Penalty
Goleta West Sanitary District reaches a settlement proposal in the 2024 sewage spill in the Goleta Slough.
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More than 120 Oiled Seabirds Rescued Along Central Coast
International Bird Rescue is treating the diving seabirds following a one-square-mile slick discovered off Santa Barbara coast.
State Officials Enter New Phase for Hollister Beach Access
Decades-old plan is revamped; state officials seek public input amid environmental review.
Plans for Environmental Justice Moves on to Santa Barbara County Supervisors
Commissioners and public commenters scrutinized Environmental Justice Element for insufficient public outreach and implementation plans.
Santa Barbara County Votes Against Combative Oil Company
A pro-oil supervisor says Sable has gone too far.
Central Coast’s Antidote to Anti-Climate Policies?
More than 20 environmental groups meet with Congressmember Salud Carbajal in Santa Barbara to discuss and strategize how to combat the Trump administration’s actions.
More Trials and Tribulations for Sable Offshore
State Fire Marshal tells the oil company it has not completed the necessary repairs on its corroded pipeline.
Gillnets Get Death Knell Around Channel Islands
Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1056, which will phase out gillnet fishing in waters off Southern California.
Santa Barbara High School Students Walk Out to Make Polluters Pay
Teenage activists in Santa Barbara joined others statewide in a push for legislation to force fossil fuel companies to foot the bill for environmental damage caused by climate change.
Air Force Approves Doubling SpaceX Launches at Vandenberg Space Force Base
The company will begin launching 100 rockets a year, including its hulking Falcon Heavy rockets, in spite of state regulators’ objections.
