( August 21, 2026, 2:33 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — In a minute order addressing multiple motions in four related suits, a federal judge in California denied the state’s motion for a preliminary injunction to block an order from U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright authorizing, pursuant to the Defense Production Act (DPA), the reopening and continued operation of pipelines that had been shut down after a 2015 oil spill and denied in part the state’s motion to enforce a 2020 consent decree governing the operation of the pipelines....