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Environmental groups gathered at Refugio Beach in Santa Barbara to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the Plains All ...

In 2015, a pipeline operated by Plains All American spilled more than 100,000 gallons of crude oil near Refugio State Beach ...

The Surfrider Foundation is hosting a protest in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday to oppose what it sees as mounting threats to ...

A California jury in a landmark verdict with massive implications for the tech industry Wednesday found Meta and YouTube negligent for designing addictive social media platforms that harmed a child.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services. The ...

A California jury has found Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in a landmark case that accused the tech giants of intentionally addicting a young woman and injuring her mental health. Meta and ...

A jury found the companies harmed a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress. By Cecilia Kang Ryan Mac and Eli Tan Cecilia Kang reported from ...

LOS ANGELES, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A young California woman suing Meta Platforms' Instagram and Google's YouTube testified on Thursday in a landmark trial that her childhood social media addiction left ...

Patagonia appears to have updated one of its most popular everyday backpacks for 2026, and in classic Patagonia fashion, forgot to tell anybody about it. The Refugio Daypack 30L is now listed as new ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is challenging a federal move that could reopen a pair of long‑dormant oil pipelines running from Santa Barbara County to Kern County, accusing transportation ...