Oil from an onshore leak spills down the cliff and into the ocean north of Refugio Beach (May 19, 2015) Health officials ordered Refugio State Beach closed and its campers relocated just as ...

Oil heavily coated a stretch of the Gaviota coast and forced the closure of Refugio and El Capitan state beaches ... from the spill made their way as far south as Manhattan Beach and Redondo ...

less than 24 hours after officials responded to a major oil spill that occurred midday Tuesday when a pipeline ruptured near Refugio State Beach. The break in the 24-inch line owned by Plains All ...

Oil heavily coated a stretch of the Gaviota coast and forced the closure of Refugio and El Capitan state beaches ... from the spill made their way as far south as Redondo Beach in Los Angeles ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - An acrid stink of petroleum sent Santa Barbara County firefighters scrambling three years ago in a search of a possible spill. When they arrived at Refugio State Beach ...

California Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday issued an emergency proclamation for Santa Barbara County due to the effects of an oil spill near Refugio State Beach. Oil floating off the Southern ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KABC) -- The owner of the ruptured pipeline that spilled thousands of gallons of oil along the coastline of Refugio State Beach near Santa Barbara has accumulated 175 safety ...

The pipeline has been inactive since it ruptured at Refugio State Beach in 2015. Earlier this month, on the spill’s 10th ...

The owner of an oil ... Refugio oil spilled returned to ocean 3 sea lions affected by Refugio oil spilled returned to ocean Tar balls continue washing ashore on Southland beaches El Capitan State ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Massive cleanup is underway at Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County, where an oil spill slick has expanded. The spill started out spanning about four miles ...

SAN DIEGO -- One of the sea lions rescued from the oil spill at Refugio State Beach died Saturday after being sent to SeaWorld for treatment. PHOTOS: Oil-covered animals discovered on beaches near ...

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 ...