Blue State Oil Battle Escalates
1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026
California is trying to block a restart of offshore oil operations near Santa Barbara, taking the fight into federal court. State Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a motion late last week, then publicly announced it on…
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