<p>In Episode 548 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses Sable Offshore Company restarting operations off Santa Barbara&#39;s coast and the Endangered Species Committee - or &quot;God Squad&quot; - convening to grant an ESA exemption for offshore oil and gas on national security grounds. Tune in to learn more!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>SHOW NOTES</strong></p><p><a href="https://nypost.com/2026/03/30/us-news/despite-gavin-newsom-opposition-oil-sales-start-from-santa-ynez/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Sable Offshore reveals huge amounts of oil pumping out to Chevron from Santa Barbara</a><a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260329683772/en/Sable-Offshore-Corp.-Begins-Oil-Sales-from-the-Santa-Ynez-Pipeline-System" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><br>Sable Offshore Corp. Begins Oil Sales from the Santa Ynez Pipeline System</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/03/13/governor-newsom-condemns-and-vows-to-fight-trump-for-exploiting-iran-war-crisis-of-his-own-making-to-harm-californias-coastline/#:~:text=The%20decision%20today%20by%20the,drilling%20out%20of%20California's%20coasts." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Governor Newsom condemns and vows to fight Trump for exploiting Iran war crisis of his own making to harm California’s coastline</a></p><p><a href="https://courthousenews.com/extinction-committee-strips-protections-from-rare-gulf-whale/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Extinction committee strips protections from rare Gulf whale</a></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-371-are-fishermen-harming-endangered-rices-whales/id1435126030?i=1000620639096" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">EP 371: Are Fishermen Harming Endangered Rice&#39;s Whales? ft. Captain Dylan Hubbard</a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7444773314549579776/?originTrackingId=7ene%2FHqrU0V0xj6yHs7L4Q%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Former Interior Secretary Bernhardt on God Squad meeting</a><a href="https://earthjustice.org/press/2026/extinction-committee-allows-oil-drillers-to-ignore-species-protections-in-gulf-of-mexico" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><br>‘Extinction Committee’ Allows Oil Drillers to Ignore Species Protections in Gulf of Mexico</a></p><p><a href="https://www.eenews.net/articles/trump-cabinet-exempts-gulf-drilling-from-species-protections/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Trump Cabinet exempts Gulf drilling from species protections<br></a></p>