Tag archives: Sable

Coastal Commission Adds to Sable Sanction
By Tiana Molony   |   April 22, 2025

“We weren’t expecting that,” said Alex Katz, Executive Director of the Environmental Defense Center, to the Montecito Journal shortly after the California Coastal Commission fined Sable Offshore Corp. $18 million for unapproved work on the Las Flores pipeline. Katz and other environmental activists were quite surprised, yet pleased, when the commission raised the fine by […]

California Coastal Commission Meeting
By Montecito Journal   |   April 15, 2025

The California Coastal Commission will be meeting at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Hotel from Wednesday, April 9, to Friday, April 11. Among the packed agenda, several key local issues will be heard on Thursday, April 10, including a Cease & Desist Order, Restorative Order, and an Administrative Penalty to Sable Offshore Corp. regarding the […]

Activists, Government Officials, and Sable Employees Gather for Tense Town Hall Meeting
By Tiana Molony   |   March 25, 2025

On March 13th, activists and community members clad in red gathered at the Environmental Defense Center (EDC), holding signs that read “Don’t Enable Sable” and “Oil Spills Kill.” They were there for a press conference, which preceded an anticipated town hall meeting hosted by District 37 State Assemblymember Gregg Hart and District 21 State Senator […]

Pipelines & Supes’ Salaries: Community and Organizations Flock to BOS Meeting
By Tiana Molony   |   March 4, 2025

Hundreds gathered outside the Santa Barbara County Administration Building on the morning of Tuesday, February 25th.  The focus of the day was the Board of Supervisors meeting, where they were to consider the appeals to the County Planning Commission’s (CPC) approval of Sable Offshore Corporation’s application for a change in owner, operator, and guarantor for […]

Oil and Water

Nearly 10 years ago – on May 19, 2015 – a corroded pipeline near Refugio beach burst, and at least 142,800 gallons of crude oil flowed down a culvert and into the ocean, contaminating one of the most biologically diverse areas of the West Coast. Over 300 dolphins, seals, sea lions, pelicans and other animals […]