California to get first new national marine sanctuary in 32 years, banning offshore oil drilling along miles of coast

A long-running effort by native tribes and environmentalists to establish the first new national marine sanctuary along California’s coastline in 32 years—the aquatic version of a new national park—where offshore oil drilling would be prohibited forever, reached a key milestone on September 6. A long-running effort by native tribes and environmentalists to establish the first new national marine sanctuary along California’s coastline in 32 years—the aquatic version of a new national park—where offshore oil drilling would be prohibited forever, reached a key milestone on September 6. Ecology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories