Protecting Our Environment
Washington DC – Following urging from Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks), the Small Business Administration (SBA) made businesses near Porter Ranch eligible for Economic Injury Disaster Loans. The natural gas leak in the Aliso Canyon storage facility, run by the Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), is the largest known gas leak in U.S. history, displacing over 4,000 families and hurting local businesses.
Washington DC –Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) who lives in the Porter Ranch community (site of the largest natural gas leak in history), wrote a letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) urging them to help research and develop a natural gas additive that is less toxic than mercaptan. Mercaptan is added to natural gas so that it can be detected by its odorant qualities. However, mercaptan has caused health consequence to residents in the vicinity of the gas leak at the Aliso Canyon storage facility.
Sherman Oaks – Congressman Sherman (D-CA), who lives in the Porter Ranch community (site of the largest natural gas leak in history), will introduce the Natural Gas Storage Safety Act, legislation designed to prevent future gas leaks. Sherman’s home is about as close as any residence to the leak, which has displaced over 4,000 families.
Washington DC – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) released a statement in support of an amendment introduced by Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer that would direct Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to lead a broad federal review of the cause and the response to the natural gas leak at Southern California Gas Company's Aliso Canyon Natural Gas storage facility
Sherman Oaks – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) wrote to the California Public Utilities Commission and California’s Independent System Operator calling for energy reliability in the Los Angeles Basin after the major gas leak at the SoCalGas Aliso Canyon storage facility.
Sherman Oaks – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) wrote a letter to Governor Jerry Brown urging him to direct the Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) to maximize the daily withdrawal of natural gas, and not limit that extraction based on how much SoCalGas can sell.
Washington DC –Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) urged that businesses near the Southern California Gas Co.’s (SoCalGas) leak be made eligible for Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA). These loans would provide relief for businesses who incurred economic losses as a result of the gas leak.
Congressman Sherman Appears on MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Show to Discuss the SoCalGas Leak in Porter Ranch:
Congressman Brad Sherman Discusses Porter Ranch Gas Leak on CBS Evening News
Sherman Oaks – Today Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take action regarding a gas leak at the Southern California Gas Co storage facility in Aliso Canyon. In a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, Congressman Sherman noted that the leaking facility has been emanating noxious gas for over six weeks, and has been sickening residents of the Porter Ranch neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Washington DC – November 10th marks the 37th anniversary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.