The Santa Barbara oil spill of 1969

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The Santa Barbara oil spill of 1969

In the winter of 1969, 3 million gallons of oil began leaking from an offshore drilling site off the Santa Barbara coast. It would eventually be contained, but the incident helped spark landmark environmental legislation to protect the nation's waters and air.