An underground pipeline near Santa Barbara exploded on Tuesday afternoon, sending a stream of oil out into the open ocean. The broken line was secured hours later, but not before at least 21,000 gallons—and possibly as much as 105,000 gallons—of oil spilled from the line down a culvert and into the Pacific. The oil is now making its way onshore, covering nine miles of coastline near Refugio State Beach, the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife said. Locals have started to recover some oil-slicked animals, including birds, fish, and octopus. “Anytime you have oil spilled into the marine ecosystem it’s a major threat for birds and other wildlife,” 吃瓜黑料 California Executive Director Brigid McCormack said in a statement. “As we learned in the Gulf Spill, and in the 1969 spill not far from the site of this current spill, even a tiny amount of oil can kill a bird. The sad truth is that birds are going to suffer and die from this, and the fact that it was totally...