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Occupational Safety and Health Administration

U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of International Labor Affairs
Employment Standards Administration (ESA)
Employment and Training Administration
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM)
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy (OASP)
Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
Office of Small Business and Minority Affairs (OSBMA)
Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)

Santa Barbara

Discover the city of Santa Barbara, California, the birthplace of Earth Day. A 1969 oil platform blowout off the coast of Santa Barbara led to a wave of environmental laws nationwide. That gave impetus to what we consider now the cornerstones to the modern environmental movement. A year later, the first Earth Day was held followed by the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. A succession of other laws protecting water, marine life and endangered species followed.