( August 27, 2026, 8:05 AM EDT) -- SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The California Regional Water Quality Control Board and Sable Offshore Corp. have reached a settlement in principle regarding a suit in state court in which the board argued that Sable intentionally ignored its obligations under the California Water Code to apply to the board for permits before proposing to discharge waste that could affect the water quality of the state, according to a minute order issued by the court....