The company’s billion-dollar offshore investment has been sitting idle since a 2015 oil spill. A new plan calls for oil trucks to take crude oil to inland refineries until a pipeline is built; environmental groups and local businesses oppose the plan.Continue readingExxonMobil Moves to Resume Offshore Oil Drilling in Santa Barbara County
Author: Benek Robertson
Repeated heatwaves continue to destroy California’s kelp forests, crippling coastal economies, tribal resources, and a treasured ecosystem. Can they still be saved?Continue readingHitting Rock Bottom: The Disappearance of California’s Underwater Forests