California Finally Declares State of Emergency for Disastrous Gas Leak

California has declared a State of Emergency for the Southern California Gas Company gas leak in Porter Ranch—the largest natural gas leak ever recorded, which has been going on since last year. What took so long?

The gas leak, which has spewed 110,000 pounds of natural gas per hour since October 2015, caused thousands of residents to relocate after complaining about sore throats and headaches for months.

While engineers still haven’t pinpointed the exact cause of the leak, aging infrastructure could be to blame .... http://gizmodo.com