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The State Parks Department's legal action seeks an injunction from a judge to stop the pipeline's operation.
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Sable Offshore Corporation restarted the pipeline after the Trump Administration invoked a law intended to help the nation during national emergencies.
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Presidential order may override local, state regulators in Santa Barbara County oil pipeline disputeThe U.S. Department of Justice ruled that the President could invoke the Defense Production Act to restart an oil pipeline that ruptured in 2015.
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Sable Offshore Corporation is now asserting that federal regulators should decide the pipeline issue, rather than state regulators.
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Company suggests using ships to transport oil from Santa Barbara County if it can't restart pipelineSable Offshore Corporation is still pursuing the restart of the pipeline, which ruptured in 2015. It's now asking the Trump Administration to support ships as an alternative.
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Santa Barbara County prosecutors say the company did work on the project without notifying authorities first. Sable claims the action is politically motivated.
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A last-minute bill is being called a compromise. The State Assembly is expected to pass it, and Gov. Gavin Newsom has indicated he'll sign it.
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Spectacular view: South Coast preserve gets a major new addition, which helps protect a key waterwayThe Steelhead Lookout is an 80-acre expansion of the Arroyo Hondo Preserve on the Gaviota Coast.
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Slice of history: Researchers recover 13+ million-year-old whale fossils discovered on Gaviota CoastThe find includes what they think is a nearly complete whale skull. Researchers say the find could help us learn more about sea life from the period.
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In an unrelated decision, a state water agency is seeking legal action against the company because of potential wastewater impacts on waterways.