Coastal Commission Demands Federal Permits Be Reviewed to Restart Oil Production in Santa Barbara County

Coastal Commission Demands Federal Permits Be Reviewed to Restart Oil Production in Santa Barbara County

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – The California Coastal Commission has cited federal laws and a court agreement to demand that the Trump Administration's recent approval of restarting oil production locally be subject to a 30-day review before oil begins to flow to market. In a Dec. 23, 2025, letter to Linda Daugherty, the Acting Associate Administrator for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the state regulator note…

Sable Gets the Go-Ahead to Restart Controversial California Pipeline: Is It Too Little Too Late?

In a move that’s reigniting debates over energy security, environmental risks, and California’s fraught relationship with fossil fuels, Sable Offshore Corp. has secured federal approval to restart its Las Flores Pipeline System off the Santa Barbara coast. The decision, handed down by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) in late December 2025, allows the company to resume operations on the notorious Lines 901 and 90…