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Fifty years since the Santa Barbara oil spill of 1969

SANTA BARBARA—These images of a blackened coastline and oil-filled waters flashed across newspaper covers and TV screens 50 years ago. On Jan. 28, 1969, a blowout at an oil well

Lindsey Glasgow November 10, 2019

Santa Barbara oil spill of 1969

Fifty years since the Santa Barbara oil spill of 1969

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