"As federal officials toy with reopening California's coast to offshore drilling, it's worth recalling how well that's gone for us. Santa Barbara's two big oil spills - the 1969 blowout that dumped approximately 3 million gallons and the 2015 Refugio spill that coated 9 miles of coast and had tar balls hitting beaches up to 100 miles away - racked up hundreds of millions in damages and left lasting scars on wildlife and coastal communities."
"While the role played by the four House Republicans should not be minimized, Rep. Ro Khanna deserves the lion's share of credit for the passage of the Epstein files release legislation that was approved in both the House and the Senate with lightning speed. Khanna expertly used the levers of power in Washington to gain leverage, while simultaneously advocating unflinchingly for the victims of Epstein's and Maxwell's disgusting crimes."
Reopening California's coast to offshore drilling would risk repeating catastrophic spills such as the 1969 Santa Barbara blowout and the 2015 Refugio spill, which caused millions of gallons of oil loss, hundreds of millions in damages, and lasting ecological and community harm. Local incidents like the Cosco Busan spill illustrate that oil operations can produce sudden disasters while the public pays cleanup costs and companies profit. Representative Ro Khanna orchestrated swift congressional approval to release Epstein-related files by strategically using institutional power and advocating for victims. Proposed dismantling of the Department of Education raises concerns that children will suffer from diminished federal support.
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