Lawmakers Challenge Pipeline’s National Security Justification | California News

Lawmakers including Rep. Salud Carbajal and Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, Alex Padilla, and Adam Schiff have launched a legal challenge against the Trump administration’s controversial move to restart the Sable Offshore oil pipeline, arguing the Defense Production Act was wrongly invoked — with no real national security need for this crude oil, which isn’t even used by the military. Critics call the justification a sham designed to bail out fossil fuel giants, citing environmental risks and public safety concerns. The pipeline, halted since a 2015 spill, was ordered back online last year — sparking outrage over what many see as an abuse of emergency powers for corporate gain, not national defense.

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