"Today's order will strengthen America's oil supply and restore a pipeline system vital to our national security and defense, ensuring that West Coast military installations have the reliable energy critical to military readiness."
"Donald Trump started a war, admitted it would spike gas prices nationwide, and told Americans it was a small price to pay. Now he's using this crisis of his own making to attempt what he's wanted to do for years: open California's coast for his oil industry friends so they can poison our beaches."
"An attempt to illegally restart a pipeline whose operators are facing criminal charges and prohibited by multiple court orders from restarting."
President Trump signed an executive order authorizing the Department of Energy to use the Cold War-era Defense Production Act to accelerate oil and gas development. Energy Secretary Chris Wright immediately ordered Sable Offshore Corp. to restore operations of the Santa Ynez Unit and Santa Ynez Pipeline System off Santa Barbara County. The administration justified the action as necessary for national security and military readiness on the West Coast. Governor Newsom strongly opposed the move, calling it illegal and an attempt to restart a pipeline whose operators face criminal charges and court orders prohibiting restart. Environmental organizations and local residents have consistently opposed offshore drilling resumption due to ocean health concerns.
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