porter ranch
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LA’s Methane Gas Leak Was One Of The Biggest Environmental Disasters In US History
A week after the ruptured natural gas well near Porter Ranch, California was officially sealed, we have the full damage report. And it reveals that this was easily one of the largest environmental disasters in US history.
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The LA Gas Leak Is Scarier Than We Thought
Since a gas leak erupted outside LA on October 23rd, over 83,000 metric tons of methane have escaped to the atmosphere, prompting public officials to evacuate the neighbouring community of Porter Ranch. But as a disturbing new analysis shows, a much broader swath of LA is now drowning in methane.
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The Well Responsible For LA’s Colossal Gas Leak Didn’t Have A Safety Valve
Engineers don’t know exactly what cased the gigantic natural gas leak outside LA that’s the atmospheric equivalent of the BP oil spill. But they suspected it might be ageing infrastructure since the pipes are over 50 years old. Turns out that the well hasn’t had a working safety valve since 1979.
