Santa Barbara oil spill

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disaster_response
gptkb:oil
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Santa_Barbara_Channel
gptkb:California_coastline
gptkbp:cause blowout at offshore oil platform
gptkbp:city gptkb:Santa_Barbara
gptkbp:cleanup_duration several months
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date January 28, 1969
gptkbp:environmentalImpact damage to beaches
damage to birds and marine mammals
massive marine life death
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Santa Barbara oil spill
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:first_Earth_Day_(1970)
modern environmental movement
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_(NEPA)
gptkb:California_Environmental_Quality_Act_(CEQA)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Santa_Barbara_Channel
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national attention
gptkbp:notable_for one of the largest oil spills in US waters at the time
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Union_Oil
gptkbp:platform gptkb:Platform_A
gptkbp:publicReaction widespread outrage
gptkbp:regulatory_impact stricter offshore drilling regulations
gptkbp:response federal and state cleanup efforts
gptkbp:state gptkb:California
gptkbp:victim marine mammals
thousands of birds
gptkbp:volume 3 to 4 million US gallons
approximately 80,000 to 100,000 barrels
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Union_Oil_Company_of_California
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6