Santa Barbara Oil Spill Price Tag Continues to Climb.

The article offers information on pipeline transportation of natural gas firm Plains All American Pipeline has to pay for the May 2015 pipeline oil spill in Santa Barbara, California and discusses its impacts on environment and community. Topics discussed include rupture of pipeline occurred due to neglect maintenance; lawsuit filed against company by city of Santa Barbara under the U.S. Oil Pollution Act of 1990; and views of Mike Wracher, Venoco's chief operating officer, on decommission.