$120 Million Settlement Reached For Aliso Canyon Methane Gas LeakAugust 8, 2018 | Steve MilneThree years after a massive methane gas leak forced thousands of Porter Ranch residents in Southern California from their homes, Southern California Gas Company has agreed to a nearly $120 million settlement. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Utility To Pay $8.5 Million To Settle Suit Over Gas BlowoutFebruary 8, 2017(AP) - A California utility will pay $8.5 million to settle a lawsuit over a blowout that spewed natural gas for nearly four months and drove thousands of residents from their Los Angeles homes.
EnvironmentSummer Power Supply 'Adequate' For CaliforniaMay 18, 2016 | Ed JoyceCalifornia's energy grid manager says supply should be adequate for the summer, despite potential natural gas shortages in Southern California. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Assembly Turns Down Aid For SoCal Gas VictimsMay 6, 2016(AP) — Members of the California Assembly rejected a plan to give victims of the Aliso Canyon disaster gas leak and other man-made pollution more time to sue for relief, but the proposal could return.
EnvironmentCost Estimate Of Los Angeles-Area Gas Leak Hits $665 MillionMay 4, 2016(AP) - An energy company says expected costs from a massive gas leak near Los Angeles have ballooned to $665 million.
State GovernmentOil And Gas Agency Says Better Regulations Could Have Prevented Aliso CanyonApril 26, 2016 | Ben BradfordCalifornia oil and gas regulators say gaps in regulations, from years of dysfunction, helped allow the Aliso Canyon gas leak in Southern California. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia Gas Leak Largest Methane Leak in US HistoryFebruary 25, 2016 | Amy QuintonA new study finds Aliso Canyon gas storage leak near Los Angeles was the largest methane leak in US history. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentAs Crews Seal Aliso Canyon Gas Leak, Public Officials Mull How to Prevent AnotherFebruary 17, 2016Northern California has gas fields with equipment similar to what failed in Los Angeles County. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentGas Company Plugs Leak Near Porter RanchFebruary 12, 2016Crews working for Southern California Gas stopped a three-month natural gas leak in Aliso Canyon. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentBoxer, Feinstein Seek Federal Review Of California Gas LeakJanuary 29, 2016(AP) - U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein say they will seek federal review of an ongoing leak of natural gas from a utility's underground storage site that has forced thousands of people to leave nearby Los Angeles neighborhoods.
