AG Bonta filed a second petition against the Trump Administration, challenging the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s recent issuance of a new “non-emergency special permit” for Sable Offshore Corp. to transport oil through two California onshore oil pipelines, known as Lines CA-324 and CA-325, in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Kern counties. This permit is the latest maneuver in PHMSA’s continuing effort to illegally assert federal jurisdiction over Lines CA-324 and 325 by reclassifying them as “interstate” and authorize their restart and operation in violation of state and federal law.

“California’s coastline is not for sale to enrich the President’s fossil fuel friends. No matter how many times the Trump Administration attempts to help Sable evade state regulation, my office will see them in court at every illegal turn and continue to protect California’s communities and environment.” -AG Bonta