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California gas leak spotlights shoddy regulation of aging storage wells

2016-01-23 11:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: 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 wells owner, Southern California Gas Co, warned state utility regulators in 2014 of major failures without a rate hike to pay for comprehensive inspections of 229 storage wells. Twenty-six of its wells were high risk and should be abandoned - even though they complied...

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