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New proposed legislation will slow ocean tankers, save whales and reduce pollution. A group of environmental leaders explained the benefits in a presentation overlooking the Santa Barbara Channel.
Congressmember Salud Carbajal reintroduced a bill on Feb. 24 to permanently ban future offshore oil and gas leasing through the Department of the Interior on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California.