For the third time in under three months Santa Barbara County, California, officials are trying to find the source of toxic oil and tar balls that have again forced the closure of a popular state […]
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Giant New Oil Spill Spotted Off The Coast Of California
A “very large” oil slick was spotted along the coast of Santa Barbara, Southern California on Wednesday, with initial reports putting the spill at about two miles long and just yards away from where a […]
Santa Barbara Oil Spill Five Times Worse Than Originally Thought
When energy companies tell you an oil spill is “just a few barrels” its safe to assume its much worse than that. Estimates for the Santa Barbara oil spill have gone from a few barrels, […]
ExxonMobil Pipeline Spill Leaks Oil Onto Santa Barbara Beaches
A four-mile-long sheen of oil extended about 50 yards into the waters along Refugio State Beach in Goleta, Tuesday afternoon. Emergency officials and ExxonMobil found the cause to be a ruptured pipeline that was leaking […]