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California Company Reaches $119.5 Million Settlement Over Massive Gas Leak

7:00pm August 08, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

For months, starting in late 2015, a gas leak in Los Angeles spewed methane into the air. The Southern California Gas Company has agreed to reimburse local governments and mitigate the damage.

A crew works in early February to stop the flow of gas from the leaking gas well at the Aliso Canyon storage facility.

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Leaking Natural Gas Well In California Is Permanently Sealed

3:21pm February 18, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

After spewing methane into the atmosphere for months, a storage well near Porter Ranch, Los Angeles, has been permanently sealed and taken out of service, state officials and the gas utility say.

Infrared footage shows the Porter Ranch natural gas leak in the last minutes before it was temporarily capped Thursday.

WATCH: Massive Gas Leak At Porter Ranch Slows To A Stop

10:25am February 13, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The California Air Resources Board was recording with an infrared camera as the methane leak on the outskirts of LA was finally controlled Thursday. The leak still needs to be permanently capped.

A neighborhood where many people have left their homes because of a massive natural-gas leak is seen in the Porter Ranch neighborhood of Los Angeles in December.

Will California Gas Leak Mark A Turning Point In Energy Debate?

6:48pm February 10, 2016

by Kelly McEvers

A massive methane leak may soon end, but its environmental impact is still being weighed. A scientist says it won't have a big effect globally, but it's a setback in efforts to curb greenhouse gases.

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December brought storm clouds to the Porter Ranch neighborhood in Southern California's San Fernando Valley.

Families Near The Huge Gas Leak Wonder: Is Home A Safe Place To Be?

7:57pm February 05, 2016

by Kelly McEvers

Most health officials say the small amounts of benzene and other components of the natural gas still leaking in Southern California are probably not a health threat. Still, some parents worry.

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The boundary of Southern California Gas Co.'s property where the Aliso Canyon Storage Field is located.

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Calif. Official Says Leaking Gas Well Might Be Sealed As Soon As Next Week

1:19pm February 05, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

An adviser to Gov. Jerry Brown says the well that has been leaking since October could be capped in days — sooner than the end-of-February target that had been set by the utility that owns the well.

On Jan. 16, Tera Lecuona, resident of the Porter Ranch area of Los Angeles, holds a protest sign during a hearing over a gas leak at Southern California Gas Co.'s Aliso Canyon Storage Facility. The company faces misdemeanor charges as well as numerous civ

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California Utility Faces Criminal Charges Over Ongoing Gas Leak

11:12am February 03, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The leaking well near Porter Ranch, Calif., has been spewing methane gas into the air for months now. The company already faces civil suits; now, prosecutors are filing misdemeanor criminal charges.

Crystal balls can't help you tell the future. Nothing can, as Southern California Gas Co. knows.

National

Gas Company's Business Disclaimer Might Inspire Existential Dread*

4:45pm January 28, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

*Or it might not. After reading Southern California Gas Co.'s 618-word disclaimer on its leaking-gas-well updates, all we know for sure is that the future is a complete mystery.

A woman attends a public hearing about the gas leak before the South Coast Air Quality Management District. The agency has ordered Southern California Gas Co. to permanently shut down the well, and is suing the company for negligence.

Environment

Air Regulators Sue Calif. Utility Over Massive Gas Leak

3:23pm January 27, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

A local regulatory body has filed a civil suit against the Southern California Gas Co. alleging negligence over the ongoing natural gas leak near Porter Ranch in Los Angeles.

The infrared photos on the right and left show the methane plume, which is not visible to the naked eye as shown in the middle photo.

Natural Gas Leak in California Raises Health, Environmental Concerns

5:09pm December 15, 2015

by Merrit Kennedy

A month and a half after detecting the leak in its Aliso Canyon storage facility, Southern California Gas Co. still hasn't been able to stop it.