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Federal regulators say Plains failed to prevent Refugio oil spill

By   /  Thursday, May 19th, 2016  /  Energy, Latest news, middle  /  Comments Off on Federal regulators say Plains failed to prevent Refugio oil spill

Story updated at 5:20 p.m. May 19: Plains All American Pipeline did not adequately protect its lines from corrosion, properly measure the worn pipes nor respond quickly enough to the Refugio oil spill, according to a final report from the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued May 19. PHMSA, the federal entity that regulated Plains Read More →

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Long Beach latest to sue Plains over Refugio oil spill

By   /  Friday, May 6th, 2016  /  Columns, Energy, Latest news, Law  /  Comments Off on Long Beach latest to sue Plains over Refugio oil spill

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Requiring clean water not anti-business

By   /  Friday, May 6th, 2016  /  Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Requiring clean water not anti-business

By Owen Bailey There is nothing anti-business about insisting on clean water. Our tri-county region can reasonably be considered the birthplace of our country’s modern environmental movement. After the tragic blowout from offshore oil Platform A in January 1969, the Santa Barbara Channel became the poster child for irresponsible environmental practices and the devastation that Read More →

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Federal agency proposes tougher pipeline safety rules

By   /  Friday, October 9th, 2015  /  Energy, Latest news, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Federal agency proposes tougher pipeline safety rules

The federal body governing pipeline safety has proposed new regulations that will change how oil and gas pipelines are operated, inspected and maintained. Some of the rule proposals include requiring that all pipelines have a system for detecting leaks and establishing a timeline for pipeline inspections following a storm or natural disaster. The Pipeline and Read More →

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Feds propose tougher oil pipeline safety rules

By   /  Friday, October 2nd, 2015  /  Energy, Latest news, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Feds propose tougher oil pipeline safety rules

  The federal body governing pipeline safety has proposed new regulations that would change how oil and gas pipelines are operated, inspected and maintained. The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration came out with a draft of new rules on Oct. 1 in response to an oil spill in 2010 that leaked Read More →

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Aera plans to drill 296 oil wells near Santa Maria

By   /  Friday, August 21st, 2015  /  Central Coast, Energy, Latest news, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Aera plans to drill 296 oil wells near Santa Maria

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Donald channels Arnold in taking on GOP brass

By   /  Friday, August 7th, 2015  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Donald channels Arnold in taking on GOP brass

We have seen this movie before. A larger-than-life figure in entertainment and business struts on to the political stage and captivates an audience of disaffected conservatives. Never mind that his personal politics are fairly liberal — it’s the appearance of control and command that pushes the conventional candidates out of the way. Once the momentum Read More →

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