Law360, Los Angeles (February 11, 2020, 10:01 PM EST) — A California judge overseeing thousands of suits over the 2015 Aliso Canyon gas leak told Morgan Lewis attorneys Tuesday she made “a mistake” in trusting them to produce documents for clients Southern California Gas and Sempra Energy, a process that’s been marred by privilege fights […]
read more »PORTER RANCH GAS LEAK COULD BE CAPPED SOONER THAN EXPECTED, OFFICIAL SAYS The ongoing massive gas leak in Porter Ranch could be capped by next week, according to one of Gov. Jerry Brown’s advisers. Find out when the well is expected to be capped here. SOCAL GAS BACKS OFF 48-HOUR RELOCATING PLAN IN PORTER RANCH […]
read more »SoCalGas’ 48-hour deadline to return home angers Porter Ranch-area evacuees Residents who have relocated out of the Porter Ranch area at Southern California Gas Co.’s expense due to a massive natural gas leak will have 48 hours to return home once oil and gas regulators certify the leak is stopped, according to the company’s plan […]
read more »Wrongful death lawsuit filed against SoCalGas over Porter Ranch gas leak The family of a 79-year old Porter Ranch resident filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Southern California Gas Company Tuesday, alleging that the recent gas leak from nearby Aliso Canyon exacerbated the woman’s already fragile health. Read more about the wrongful death lawsuit […]
read more »Expanded air monitoring in Porter Ranch finds no health risks so far, but residents skeptical Results from expanded air monitoring in Porter Ranch, where natural gas continues to leak from a breached well show evidence of high methane levels and some benzene, but pose no increased risk for longterm health effects, health officials said Monday […]
read more »Porter Ranch Gas Leak Could Contaminate LA Water Supply Ms. Patricia Oliver of R. Rex Parris Law Firm said geological data suggests that the Porter Ranch gas leak could contaminate the Los Angeles water table. Ms. Oliver’s statements were made during a roundtable discussion with Dr. Richard Kang and Rick Wiles of TRUNEWS, as they […]
read more »SoCalGas CEO says utility will pay for gas leak repairs, environmental costs The head of the Southern California Gas Co. said Thursday that the utility expects to pay for all costs associated with the massive natural gas leak at its Aliso Canyon storage field above Porter Ranch. Read more about the decision here. Feinstein, Boxer […]
read more »Senate to take up ban on new gas at Aliso Canyon A state senator plans to try to rush through a bill putting a moratorium on injections of natural gas into a leaking Aliso Canyon storage facility. A spokesman for Democratic Sen. Fran Pavley of Agoura Hills says the Natural Resources and Water Committee and […]
read more »LA City Council Votes For Gas Leak Relocation Services To Continue In Porter Ranch, Surrounding Communities The Los Angeles City Council approved a motion on Tuesday calling on Southern California Gas Co. to continue offering relocation services not only to residents of Porter Ranch affected by an ongoing natural gas leak, but to residents of […]
read more »Porter Ranch businesses sue over natural gas leak Porter Ranch business owners filed a class-action lawsuit against the Southern California Gas Co., parent company Sempra Energy and several state regulators that seeks to recover damages from the natural gas leak that began in October. Get details on the lawsuit here. Attorney Oliver: ‘SoCal Gas Deliberately […]
read more »California Regulators Order Company To Permanently Close Leaking Gas Well When Southern California Gas Company finally manages to seal a natural gas storage well that’s been leaking for months, the company will have to shut the well down permanently, California regulators say. And in the meantime, the company will have to minimize air pollution from […]
read more »Exclusive: California gas leak spotlights shoddy regulation of aging storage wells Long before a natural gas storage well sprung a disastrous leak near Los Angeles, California, utilities and national industry groups were raising alarms about the danger of aging underground storage infrastructure. The leaking well’s owner, Southern California Gas Co, warned state utility regulators in […]
read more »Why have state regulators not taken action against aging gas wells? Federal and state lawmakers pressed utility regulators at a hearing Thursday night on why the aging natural gas wells at the Aliso Canyon Storage Facility were allowed to operate for so long, even after there was knowledge that the infrastructure was aged and, in […]
read more »Delay Of Second Relief Well Is Another Setback For SOCALGAS Southern California Gas Company, which has been struggling for months to control a leaking well above Porter Ranch, has delayed the drilling of a second relief well by nearly three weeks. Find out why its been delayed here. LA County Officials Declare No Long-Term Health […]
read more »New video allegedly shows gas still spewing in Porter Ranch (Video) Attorneys who have filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of residents in Porter Ranch released new video which they say shows gas continuing to spew into neighborhoods. Find out more here. Garcetti: Site of Porter Ranch gas leak ‘feels like a crime scene’ Los […]
read more »When Porter Ranch was born, huge gas wells weren’t part of the conversation They fought over future traffic jams and air pollution, feared depletion of water supplies, and worried about how sewage lines and landfills would become so strained it would thrust Los Angeles’ sanitation system into Third World conditions. Read the history of Porter […]
read more »Porter Ranch worker says air quality led to miscarriage (Video) A Porter Ranch woman claims that the air quality linked to the SoCalGas blowout led to her tragic miscarriage. Watch her testimonial about what she experienced. Congressman Sherman: “Maximize Gas Withdrawal at Leak Site” Siphon the gas from the tank. Sherman Oaks Congressman Brad Sherman […]
read more »Efforts to plug Porter Ranch-area gas leak worsened blowout risk, regulators say It’s officially the “gory hole.” New reports suggest that the seventh attempt to plug the damaged well casing may have made the Porter Ranch situation worse. Read more about the continuing calamity. State leaders to brief residents on Porter Ranch gas leak Community […]
read more »Will your natural gas prices be affected by the Porter Ranch gas leak? Will SoCalGas raise prices to customers to offset relocation and other expenses they’re incurring as a result of Porter Ranch? Mums the word, but some speculate that to be the case. Read more about the price gouging prediction. Regulators probing whether fracking […]
read more »As poison gas billows, profits take priority, residents suffer (Video) Displaced residents of Porter Ranch are aghast that natural gas housed in the wells in Porter Ranch is being sold at market rate as their community becomes an uninhabitable ghost town. Watch this clip as they relay their plight for justice. LA’s methane crisis in […]
read more »Porter Ranch Students To Begin Attending Classes At Different LAUSD Campuses (Video) A new video has been released showing the Porter Ranch students, who have been displaced from their homes, attending their first day of classes at a new school. View it here. SoCalGas Statement Regarding Senate Legislative Bill Package on Aliso Canyon SoCalGas announced […]
read more »What students and parents are expecting from the Porter Ranch school relocation Walter Arwood’s life was thrown into chaos when his beloved niece experienced health effects that prevented her from attending school for over two weeks. Many parents are worried as their children need to drop out of school because of health problems caused by […]
read more »County Supervisor Calls Aliso Canyon Gas Leak ‘Mini-Chernobyl” Hundreds of residents attended the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s meeting on Saturday to learn more about SoCalGas’ plan to incinerate the leaking gas. Find out more. Gas leak will cost SoCal Gas billions, experts say So far, SoCalGas has spent more than $50 million to […]
read more »Landlords Reportedly Spike Rents For Displaced Porter Ranch Families According to R. Rex Parris, “with the need to relocate, rental rates have just exploded.” Landlords are doubling, even tripling, rent for Porter Ranch residents in need of short-term housing. Find out more. Doctors Sound Alarm as State of Emergency Declared over CA Gas Leak: Leave […]
read more »Lack of Subsurface Safety Valve Raised in SoCalGas Storage Well Leak The Sempra Energy Gas Utility and state have confirmed that the SoCalGas storage well did not contain a safety valve. Learn more. Porter Ranch, California faces environmental disaster (Video) Al Jazeera American News released a video detailing the Aliso Canyon gas well blowout crisis […]
read more »Gov. Jerry Brown meets with Porter Ranch residents and tours site of gas leak Governor Jerry Brown toured the Aliso Canyon facility and attended a meeting with the residents of Porter Ranch in order to listen to their concerns. Find out more. Blueair Air Purifiers Help Southern Californians Battle Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Leak (Press […]
read more »Utility is erecting screens to contain oily mist at leaking well near Porter Ranch Southern California Gas Company is working to construct 100-foot-tall mesh walls in order to prevent oily mist from drifting into neighboring communities. Find out more. California gas disaster highlights patchwork of environmental laws With the Aliso Canyon gas well blowout leaking […]
read more »Why the Gas Leak in California No One Is Talking About Is Such a Disaster It has drawn remarkably little attention outside the West Coast, but a massive methane gas leak 25 miles northwest of Los Angeles is wreaking havoc with the community, displacing thousands of families and posing arguably the worst environmental catastrophe since […]
read more »Attorneys: SoCalGas could have prevented Porter Ranch gas leak with right safety measures SoCalGas allegedly did not follow laws that were set to protect the community. According to Patricia Oliver, of the R. Rex Parris law firm, the disaster “would have been prevented with the right safety measures.” Find out more. Leaking gas well in […]
read more »Celebrities, congressmen speak out about Porter Ranch gas leak (Video) Celebrities, including Leonardo DiCaprio, and congressmen, including Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman of the 30th district, are rallying behind the residents affected by the Aliso Canyon gas well blowout. Find out more. Infrared Imaging Is the Future of Finding Invisible Natural Gas Leaks Infrared cameras can […]
read more »SoCalGas knew of corrosion at Porter Ranch gas facility, doc shows A state regulatory filing in Nov. 2014 reveals that Southern California Gas Company knew that the pipes in the Aliso Canyon facility were failing. Find out more. Massive Methane Gas Leak in Southern California is Both a Public Health and Climate Disaster (Audio) Between […]
read more »Porter Ranch ‘catastrophe’ caused by leaking natural gas storage cavern Southern California Gas Co. has reported that they have located the source of the leaking gas. Workers were earlier unable to find the breach in the 87,000 foot well. Find out more. EPA opens probe into Porter Ranch gas leak (Video) In light of the […]
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In an interview with KTLA`s Lynette Romero and Chris Burrous, attorney-activists Erin Brockovich and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discussed a massive methane leak that has prompted fears over potential long-term health effects. This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Dec. 12, 2015.
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