The Center for Biological Diversity intends to sue the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to force the agency to update its plan for the Santa Ynez Unit’s offshore oil platforms—the latest in a series of increased efforts to prevent resumed operations. 
“The platforms and pipelines have outlived their expected lifespans; and oil production at the SYU (Santa Ynez Unit) has already caused enough damage. It’s high time to decommission this zombie infrastructure,” Center for Biological Diversity Oceans Program Senior Counsel Julie Teel Simmonds told the Sun in an email…