Congressman Brad Sherman Statement on Today’s Gas Leak at Aliso Canyon
“Shut it down”
SHERMAN OAKS, CA – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman issued the following statement in response to yet another gas leak at Aliso Canyon (Porter Ranch), the site of the largest natural gas blowout in history:
"I have been fighting to close this natural gas storage facility down. Southern California Gas Company has refused to even try to develop a natural gas delivery system that is not dependent upon Aliso Canyon.
The California Public Utilities Commission has refused to require the development of a plan to shut Aliso Canyon down while continuing to provide natural gas service to the residents of Los Angeles County.
We have no idea whether today’s gas leak was more significant than described by Southern California Gas Company. But we know that today’s gas leak shows that it is long past time to shut it down."
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