March 11, 2026–Written by Eric Funderburk for IIR News Intelligence (Sugar Land, Texas)–After much legal wrangling between the federal government and California’s regulators, the U.S. Department of Justice has issued its opinion that U.S. President Donald Trump can override California state regulations and law and allow Texas company Sable Offshore to restart an oil pipeline and production platforms off the coast of Santa Barbara. The facilities were closed in 2015, following a spill of more than 100,000 gallons. The Justice Department said that under the 1950s-era Defense Production Act, typically meant for emergency situations but increasingly dusted off to speed U.S. industrial development, President Trump can bypass California regulators and order the restart of the units in order to help meet U.S. needs for defense and emergency preparedness.
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Justice Department Paves Way for Federal Oversight in Contentious California Pipeline Restart
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