Environmental & Energy
Nov. 6, 2024
Long battle over Refugio oil pipeline spill comes to an end
Nearly a decade after the Refugio State Beach oil spill, Santa Barbara County property owners who held easements contracts with the oil pipeline's original constructor are set to be compensated.
Payments of a $70 million settlement agreement are set to be disbursed to landowners affected by the 2015 Refugio State Beach oil spill in Santa Barbara County this month following the expiration of the final appeal period. The settlement with the Pacific Pipeline Company brings an end to a long-running legal battle between the company and the property owners.
"The settlement ends a nine-year battle to win compensation for the property owners whose land is burdened with the p...
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