WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congresswoman Lois Capps released the following statement upon hearing the news of an oil spill in Los Padres National Forest.

“Today I learned that an oil spill was reported in Los Padres National Forest involving 5 barrels of oil and 80 barrels of industrial water.  It has been reported that the spill has contaminated Tar Creek, which runs through the Sespe Condor Sanctuary.  This spill confirms what I have been saying for years, drilling for oil is a dirty business.  While any report of an oil spill is troubling, I am particularly concerned that the migration of this spill has appeared to have reached the Sespe Condor Sanctuary and could pose a significant threat to the endangered California Condor.”

Congresswoman Lois Capps is a member of the Natural Resources Committee and author of the Los Padres National Forest Conservation Act, a bill which would permanently ban new oil and gas leasing in the National Forest. 

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Pictured above: (center) Congresswoman Capps meets with Central Coast firefighters to discuss emergency preparedness.