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Environmental & Energy

Apr. 3, 2025

Marine group sues US Interior over Santa Barbara oil site

A marine advocacy group accuses the U.S. Department of the Interior of violating laws by allowing a Santa Barbara oil site to reopen with outdated plans, risking environmental disaster.

Marine group sues US Interior over Santa Barbara oil site
Kristen A. Monsell is the litigation director for the Center for Biological Diversity. Courtesy of Drew Bird Photography

A marine biology advocacy group on Wednesday accused the Department of Interior of violating coastal land and regulation laws over an alleged failure to require revisions to "woefully outdated" infrastructure plans of a revived Santa Barbara County oil drilling site.

"The agency's failure to require revision of these plans violates its clear duty and only exacerbates the numerous inherent risks in offshore drilling, particularly since those plans assumed product...

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