Thursday, Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth and State Senator Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, denounced the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) decision to increase gas storage at the Aliso Canyon Facility. On Thursday, Schiavo and Stern, who both represent Porter Ranch in the legislature, announced the decision by (CPUC) to increase gas storage capacity at the Aliso Canyon Facility.  “As a member ...

Recently, Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo (D – Chatsworth) joined area legislators in order to speak out against the Aliso Canyon proposal to increase storage. On Thursday, Schiavo announced her opposition to the new Aliso Canyon proposal joining with area legislators who shared their concerns about increasing storage at the facility before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and federal authorities have ...

The Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility, the source of the worst methane gas leak in United States history, has been unanimously approved for a 20% expansion by the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on Thursday, prompting an outcry from California State Senator Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park.  Six years ago, over 8,000 families were forced to evacuate and 3,800 have ...

Nearly six years following the worst methane gas leak in United States history, law firm Owen, Patterson & Owen’s clients are among the residents of Porter Ranch that received a $1.8 billion settlement from Southern California Gas Company (SoCal Gas). The Los Angeles based utility company and the primary provider of natural gas to Southern California, SoCal Gas discovered gas ...

Senator Henry Stern D-Canoga Park, who also represents parts of the Santa Clarita Valley wrote a letter in opposition to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) after news that Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility is considering expanding its location instead of downsizing.    In the letter, Stern told the PUC the ruling to expand Aliso Canyon is  “unwise and unsafe,” according ...

The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion Tuesday by Supervisor Kathryn Barger to send a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom in support of a proposed expedited closure of the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Facility, officials said.  This action includes immediate direction to the California Public Utilities Commission and the Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources to accelerate a ...

Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, and Senator Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, released a statement expressing their support of Governor Gavin Newsom’s call for the expedited shutdown of Aliso Canyon. Newsom called for the California Public Utilities Commission to “engage an independent third-party expert” in order to determine how the closure of Aliso Canyon could be expedited. “A truly independent analysis ...

An analysis detailing the cause of the gas leak that took place from Oct. 2015 to Feb. 2016 at Southern California Gas Company’s (SoCalGas) Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility was released Friday. The direct cause of the leak was a pipe rupture due to microbial corrosion from the outside as a result of contact with groundwater, according to a ...

California officials announced a tentative settlement agreement during a press conference Wednesday to resolve claims stemming from the massive 2015 Aliso Canyon methane gas leak, the biggest in U.S. history, which caused thousands to flee their homes. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The $119.5 million settlement is an agreement with the ...

Aliso Canyon, the controversial gas field that leaked 100,000 gallons of methane into the environment in 2015, experienced a 50-minute-long gas leak Monday evening, according to officials. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. A new gas leak was reported Monday night at the Southern California Gas facility near Porter Ranch — two ...