AG Bonta filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to block the Trump Administration from unlawfully ordering Sable Offshore Corp. (Sable), under the Defense Production Act (DPA), to restart two California onshore oil pipelines that are subject to State regulation and oversight. In March 2026, Attorney General Bonta challenged the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright’s “Pipeline Capacity Prioritization and Allocation Order” under the DPA. The Wright Order unlawfully attempts to supersede state law and a federal court-ordered Consent Decree to require Sable to restart oil transport through Lines CA-324 and CA-325, also known as the Las Flores Pipelines. In the motion, AG Bonta urges the court to enjoin the Wright Order and immediately block Sable’s transportation of oil through the pipelines because these actions are unlawful and subject California to irreparable harm without the court’s intervention.

“Unfortunately, California has seen firsthand the devastating environmental and public health impacts of coastal oil spills. Yet the Trump Administration will stop at nothing to help its oil industry allies evade state regulation that protects against these very disasters. Sable lobbied the federal government for the illegal Wright Order as part of a campaign to short-circuit state environmental protection requirements, and Sable is now unlawfully transporting its oil through the Las Flores Pipelines. Let’s be clear: this illegal attempt from the Trump Administration lets Sable profit at the expense of our environment and public health. California isn’t going to sit back and watch while the federal government attempts to interfere with California’s sovereign authority and dismantle our critical public health protections — we will continue to fight back. We’re asking the Court to stay the Wright Order and block Sable’s oil transportation immediately." – AG Bonta