Archive: Scientists consulted on massive Santa Barbara oil spill clean-up; locals outraged
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NBC NEWS ARCHIVE: February 20, 1969: NBC News correspondent Don Oliver reports, in the wake of millions of gallons of oil spilling into the ocean off the coast of Santa Barbara, scientists are enlisted to clean up the miles-long slick fouling beaches and killing wildlife, and activists organize against off-shore drilling and a negligent oil industry.Oct. 5, 2021
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