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Harris’ record as Calif. AG hints at aggressive approach to polluters

By: Lesley Clark, Mike Lee | 07/26/2024 06:43 AM EDT

California Attorney General Kamala Harris takes questions from the media after being briefed on the Santa Barbara oil spill at Refugio State Beach, north of Goleta, California, on June 4, 2015.

But one oil industry advocate said Kamala Harris as vice president has toned down her rhetoric toward fossil fuels.

Nine years ago, an aging oil pipeline burst in the hills outside Santa Barbara, California, sending more than 140,000 gallons of crude flowing through a culvert under scenic U.S. Highway 101, across a beach and into the Pacific Ocean. Fill out the form to read the full article.

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