Calif. Lawmakers Rush to Address Methane Leak's Dangers

Inside Climate News: A bipartisan coalition of California state senators introduced wide-ranging legislation to address health and environmental concerns from a massive, ongoing natural gas leak in Los Angeles. The legislation proposed Monday follows last week's state of emergency declaration by California Gov. Jerry Brown.

The senators introduced four bills to halt additions of gas into the reservoir, require mitigation, increase inspections and slash methane emissions. The measures came the same day that the Environmental Defense Fund published an analysis showing that few oil and gas companies make information on gas leaks publicly available.

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