Porter Ranch residents protest expansion of Aliso Canyon gas facility
Nearly 8 years after the largest natural gas leak in U.S. history in 2015, state officials want to expand the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility, citing rising gas costs last winter. Porter Ranch residents are not fans of the idea.
Aliso Canyon gas leak: SoCalGas, CPUC reach $71M settlement in largest gas leak in US history
The 2015 Aliso Canyon leak near Porter Ranch, the largest gas leak in U.S. history, forced thousands of residents from their homes.
SoCalGas reaches $71M settlement over Aliso Canyon gas leak
Compounding the financial fallout from the largest gas leak in U.S. history, the California Public Utilities Commission announced Thursday it has agreed to a $71 million settlement with Southern California Gas Co. over the 2015 Aliso Canyon leak near Porter Ranch that forced thousands of residents from their homes.
Sempra, SoCalGas reach $1.8B settlement over Aliso Canyon gas leak
SoCalGas and Sempra Energy will pay up to $1.8 billion to settle the claims of more than 35,000 victims impacted by the 2015 Aliso Canyon gas leak.
'Oil refiners exploited the crisis': Report shows oil refiners are gouging California drivers
According to Consumer Watchdog, in the first quarter of 2022, some California refiners earned more than twice as those reported by the same refiners in other regions and as much as five times more than in the first quarter of 2021.
Despite calls to shut it down, CPUC votes to boost storage capacity at Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Facility
Over the objection of residents and activists, the California Public Utilities Commission agreed Thursday to increase the amount of natural gas that can be stored at the Aliso Canyon storage facility near Porter Ranch, raising the limit to roughly 60% of allowable capacity.
Sempra, SoCalGas reach $1.8B settlement over Aliso Canyon gas leak
SoCalGas and Sempra Energy will pay up to $1.8 billion to settle the claims of more than 35,000 victims impacted by the 2015 Aliso Canyon gas leak.
Aliso Canyon gas leak: SoCalGas, Sempra reach $1.8B settlement
SoCalGas and Sempra Energy will pay up to $1.8 billion to settle the claims of more than 35,000 victims impacted by the 2015 Aliso Canyon gas leak.
LA City Council calls for permanent closure of Aliso Canyon gas facility
The Los Angeles City Council has called for the permanent closure of the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Facility in Porter Ranch, which was the site of a 2015 methane leak that forced thousands of people from their homes and became the largest methane release in U.S. history.
Residents rally demanding Gov. Newsom shutdown Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility as promised
Residents and community leaders in Porter Ranch rallied Tuesday morning demanding California Governor Gavin Newsom take action to shut down the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility.
Residents continue to push for closure of gas storage facility in Aliso Canyon
A group of Porter Ranch-area residents and activists continued to gather outside the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility to mark the four-year anniversary of a gas leak that forced thousands of people from their homes and became the largest methane release in U.S. history.
Pollutants from Aliso Canyon gas leak causes health risks, according to UCLA study
Air quality samples collected near the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility during the 2015 blowout that led to the largest-known human-caused release of methane in U.S. history showed elevated levels of pollutants known or suspected to be associated with serious health problems, according to a UCLA Fielding School of Public Health-led study.
Aliso Canyon gas leak caused by 'microbial corrosion,' report finds
The massive Aliso Canyon gas leak was caused by microbial corrosion of a well casing, and Southern California Gas Co. did not conduct detailed follow-up inspections or analyses after previous leaks, according to a report released Friday.
Officials announce $119.5 million settlement in Aliso Canyon gas leak
A $119.5 million settlement agreement was announced Wednesday to resolve claims by several governmental bodies stemming from the massive Aliso Canyon methane leak -- the biggest in U.S. history -- that sent more than 100,000 tons of natural gas into neighborhoods around Porter Ranch.
Gas leak reported at Aliso Canyon storage facility during routine operation
Southern California Gas Co. says there was a leak at the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility during a routine operation to pressurize equipment after maintenance.
Weeks after Aliso Canyon facility reopens, several storage wells reportedly out of service
Only weeks after Southern California Gas Co. resumed injecting natural gas into the storage wells at Aliso Canyon, one-third of those wells have been taken out of service, it was reported Tuesday.
Legal battle continues over restart of Aliso Canyon gas storage facility
Attorneys for Los Angeles County filed updated papers with a state appeals court Monday in a renewed effort to block the restart of operations at the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility in Porter Ranch, site of the largest methane leak in U.S. history.
Appeals court rules Aliso Canyon gas storage facility can reopen
Porter Ranch residents are expressing outrage after California's 2nd District Court of Appeals dissolved a stay that temporarily halted the SoCalGas storage facility at Aliso Canyon from reopening.
Efforts to resume operations in Aliso Canyon halted
Hours after a Superior Court judge declined to block the re-start of natural gas injections at the Aliso Canyon storage facility in Porter Ranch, a state appeals court did so late on Friday, temporarily halting any effort to resume operations at the site of the largest methane leak in U.S. history.
Judge rejects LA County request to block Aliso Canyon restart
Attorneys for Los Angeles County plan to ask a judge Friday for a restraining order blocking a re-start of natural-gas injections at the Aliso Canyon storage facility in Porter Ranch, challenging a determination by state regulators that it is safe to resume limited operations at the facility.