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California declares state of emergency after methane gas leak forces thousands from homes

2016-01-09 04:08:21| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: An ongoing methane gas leak at a facility in Southern California whats been called the nations biggest environmental disaster since the BP oil spill has officially been declared an emergency by Governor Jerry Brown. Natural gas, or methane, first started leaking from Southern California Gas Co.s Aliso Canyon storage facility on October 23 last year. Some 2,300 homes have been evacuated in nearby Porter Ranch, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, after residents began experiencing nosebleeds,...

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News Release: PBOT releases winter storm response by the numbers, PBEM emergency prep tips

2016-01-09 00:06:23| PortlandOnline

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State of emergency declared over Californias ongoing methane leak

2016-01-08 22:00:12| Extremetech

The company responsible for the leak, the Southern California Power Company, has been ordered to begin extensive safety monitoring and to cease injecting new gas into the same storage formation.

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Governor declares emergency over Los Angeles gas leak

2016-01-07 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: Natural gas has been spewing into the air in the Porter Ranch neighborhood here since late October, sickening residents, prompting thousands to evacuate their homes and pouring greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. Gov. Jerry Brown, faced with mounting public anger and no end in sight to the leak, declared a state of emergency on Wednesday for the neighborhood of about 30,000 at the edge of the San Fernando Valley. And residents - who have been demanding to know why the Southern California Gas Company...

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