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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Robert Jablon and Julie Watson

California panel to vote on increasing storage at site of worst US methane leak despite risks

ASSOCIATED PRESS

California officials are expected to vote Thursday on a proposal to increase storage capacity at the site of the nation's largest known methane leak that sickened thousands of families and forced them from their Los Angeles homes in 2015.

The proposal for the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility has sparked protests from residents, environmentalists and politicians, but utilities and state regulators say its necessary to guard against fuel price spikes this winter.

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