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Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

On the Ground in Porter Ranch

The L.A. County Board of Supervisors may declare a local state of emergency in Porter Ranch today. If the governor signs it, more state and federal resources will be brought in to deal with a massive gas leak there. Gas has been spewing out of a well for the last seven weeks.

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By Madeleine Brand • Dec 15, 2015 • 1 min read

The L.A. County Board of Supervisors may declare a local state of emergency in Porter Ranch today. If the governor signs it, more state and federal resources will be brought in to deal with a massive gas leak there. Gas has been spewing out of a well for the last seven weeks. According to state environmental officials, this leak is so big it’s increasing the amount of methane in California’s air by 25 percent. It may take months to stop the leak completely. The gas company put nearly 2,000 families in temporary housing, even though the Southern California Gas Company says the leak doesn’t pose a health threat. Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer has filed a lawsuit, and so has a local family. We get a view from the ground in Porter Ranch.

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    Madeleine Brand

    Host, 'Press Play'

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    Matt Holzman

    Producer, 'The Document'

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    Anna Scott

    Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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    Jolie Myers

    Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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    Saul Gonzalez

    Reporter

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