Refugio Oil Spill a Crime Scene?
Crew prepares to excavate pipeline as investigation continues.
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What Will the Refugio Oil Spill Kill?
Insidious and unstoppable, the crude is wreaking havoc on all levels of the food chain.
Refugio Oil Spill Timeline Still Murky
From emergency calls to response, who did what when.
County and Goleta Declare State of Emergency After Refugio Oil Spill
City of Goleta braces for expected beach contamination.
State of Emergency Declared for Refugio Oil Spill
Plains All American Pipeline pump shutdowns linked to 105,000-gallon leak.
As Refugio Oil Slick Spreads, Spill Estimate Rises
Authorities now say 105,000 gallons of crude may have gushed from the pipeline.
Big Oil Spill Along Refugio Coast
UPDATE: The leak is contained, but at least four miles of coast are now covered in crude.
Smog Ceiling Debated
The Air Pollution Control District will soon set emission limits.
UCSB Scientists Study Oceans Choked with Plastic
Eight million tons of waste enters the water every year.
DOGGed by Dirty Water?
Eleven oil wells in Lompoc, Casmalia, and Cat Canyon are among hundreds failing to comply with federal safe-drinking-water laws because of an administrative mess within the state’s Division of Oil, Gas & Geothermal Resources (DOGGR).
