( May 8, 2026, 9:31 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — The U.S. government and pipeline operators have filed briefs in California federal court seeking to terminate a 2020 consent decree that resolved a dispute over damages from a 2015 oil spill on a beach near Santa Barbara, Calif. The government argues that the consent decree should be terminated or modified because the pipeline companies that were parties to the consent decree have complied with its terms....