This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Trump administration could offer drilling rights off the coast of California for the first time in more than ...

An offshore oil platform with Santa Cruz Island in the background in California's Santa Barbara Channel. (Marli Miller/UCG/via Getty Images) More than 50 years ago, a catastrophic oil spill along ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Trump administration announced plans to open federal Pacific waters to oil and gas leases for the first time ...

An increasingly hot-button issue, oil rigs have become the physical embodiment of larger economic and environmental debates, garnering praise from conservative politicians and the ire of environmental ...

Platform Harmony, seen from the Gaviota Coast of Santa Barbara County, is one of three oil platforms owned by Sable Offshore Corp. The company plans to restart production, which has been shut down ...

A Santa Ynez Unit offshore oil platform as seen from El Capitán State Beach in southern Santa Barbara County. Credit: Giana Magnoli / Noozhawk file photo Sable Offshore Corp. announced that it resumed ...

Even before I could make out the silhouette of Platform Holly on the foggy horizon, I could see and smell oil. Ripples of iridescent liquid floated on the sea’s surface, reflecting the cloudy sky. But ...

In the Arabian Gulf, some of the region s richest pockets of marine life are forming in unexpected places: around the steel ...

The Trump administration reportedly has plans to open the waters off California's coast to new oil and gas drilling for the first time in four decades, drawing swift condemnation from Gov. Gavin ...