Coming Soon: The ‘Pacific Standard’ Oral History of the 1969 Santa Barbara Oil Spill

We explore the effects of the disastrous spill and how it fueled the United States’ modern environmental movement.

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Apr 13, 2017

Catching up with a scientist who conducted surveys of humans and sea creatures in the wake of last year’s oil spill at Refugio Beach.

Oil flows toward the ocean from an inland oil spill near Refugio State Beach on May 20th, 2015, north of Goleta, California.

News in Brief

Besides the criminal trial that wrapped up on Friday, the state responded with increased regulation and opposition to new drilling.

News in Brief

On January 28th, 1969, crude oil and gas erupted from a platform off the coast of Santa Barbara, California

The Edit

On the latest episode of Pacific Standard's podcast about how our stories are made, staff writer Kate Wheeling and digital director Max Ufberg sit down with KCRW's Jonathan Bastian.

News in Brief

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has scarcely more staffers than the agency responsible for America's 59 war cemeteries.

Environment

For Santa Barbara tourism, the recent oil spill could present a crude reality.

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