SAN DIEGO (KABC) -- One of the sea lions rescued from the oil spill at Refugio State Beach died Saturday after being sent to SeaWorld for treatment. The male sea lion arrived Thursday in critical ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.-On a picture perfect Monday at Refugio State Beach some beachgoers said they still remember the Refugio Oil Spill like it was yesterday. "I remember coming out here and ...

Monday marks 10 years since the Refugio oil spill off Santa Barbara County, considered one of the worst environmental disasters in California history, and now that same pipeline that burst could be ...

It has been ten years since the Refugio oil spill. On May 19, 2015, an underground oil pipeline near Refugio State Beach ruptured, spilling more than 140,000 gallons of crude oil, much of which ...

Nearly two months after the devastating Santa Barbara County oil spill that released 101,000 gallons of crude oil into a culvert, impacting ocean water and the shoreline, of which 21,000 gallons ...

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - A commercial fisherman sued the owner of the oil pipeline that spilled thousands of gallons of crude on the Santa Barbara coast, alleging the environmental disaster would cause ...

Local environmental groups and the state attorney general are challenging a decision by the federal government to move a lawsuit involving Sable Offshore ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- On a normal day, Refugio State Beach, which sits along the Santa Barbara Coastline, would be packed with visitors and families enjoying the Memorial Day weekend. But instead, ...

For a coastal California community, an oil spill has devastating and long-lasting consequences. These catastrophes kill off tourism and local economies, destroy marine life, and disrupt fisheries and ...

More than 100 community members gathered Sunday morning at Refugio State Beach for a paddleout to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the 2015 Refugio oil spill in an organized call to action, hosted ...