Porter Ranch Methane Leak Spreads Across LA’s San Fernando Valley [1]

Lorraine Chow, Eco Watch [2]
Waking Times

It now looks like the catastrophic [3] Porter Ranch [4] gas leak, which has spewed more than 83,000 metric tons [5] of noxious methane for nearly three months, has spread across Los Angeles’s San Fernando Valley.

On Wednesday [6], Los Angeles City Councilman Mitchell Englander called on the Southern California Gas Co. to extend residential relocation assistance to residents in Granada Hills, Chatsworth and Northridge who live near the Aliso Canyon gas leak above Porter Ranch. These residents reported symptoms related to the exposure of natural gas [7] such as nausea, vomiting, headaches and respiratory problems.

This latest development compounds with a new analysis [8] from Home Energy Efficiency Team (HEET). The Cambridge-based nonprofit sent Boston University Professor Nathan Phillips and Bob Ackley of Gas Safety to take methane measurements around the San Fernando Valley for several days and their findings were disturbing.