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Goleta council adopts resolution opposing oil transport by pipeline, citing Refugio spill risks
Summary
The city council unanimously approved a resolution opposing oil transport by pipeline and agreed to transmit the resolution to the county and state agencies; local environmental groups urged the council to act ahead of a proposed pipeline restart.
The Goleta City Council unanimously adopted a resolution opposing oil transport by pipeline and said it will transmit the adopted resolution to the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors and several state agencies if the county considers pipeline restart approvals.
Council members framed the measure as consistent with earlier local action and with the community’s experience from the 2015 Refugio oil spill. “That was a devastating environmental disaster. We never ever want to see anything like that…
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