Aliso Canyon

Storage Increase Approved at Southern California Natural Gas Facility Known for Largest Leak in US

LOS ANGELES—Despite vehement opposition from many nearby residents, the California Public Utilities Commission approved an increase on Aug. 30 in allowable storage capacity at the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage ...

August 31, 2023BY City News Service
Laguna Niguel Coastal Fire at 80 Percent Containment

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—After a wildfire scorched approximately 200 acres in Aliso Wood Canyon, destroyed 20 homes, and damaged ...

May 16, 2022BY Brandon Drey
It Felt Like ‘An Apocalyptic Horror Movie Set’: Fire Officials Extinguishing Coastal Fire

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—After a wildfire demolished multimillion-dollar homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate an upscale neighborhood, ...

May 13, 2022BY Brandon Drey
Video: Largest Gas Leak in US History Finally Plugged

From October 23 of last year to February 11, a ruptured storage well leaked methane gas into the ...

February 22, 2016BY Jonathan Zhou