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SoCalGas Should First Commit Itself to Tough Specific Safety Measures
Congressman Brad Sherman issued the following statement after SoCalGas announced it completed testing or sealing all 114 wells and has requested authorization from the State of California to resume injections in the underground gas storage facility at Aliso Canyon.
Pushes Tougher Standards for Safety Valves and Energy Reliability
Sherman Oaks, CA – The Interagency Aliso Canyon Task force on Natural Gas Safety released its final Report on Natural Gas Storage Safety today.
Sherman Oaks, CA – Congressman Sherman, Senior Democrat on the Financial Services Committee issued the following statement.
Washington DC – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, released the following statement following news of terrorist attacks against India.
Sherman Oaks – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), praised the unveiling of a new pedestrian underpass connecting the Redline to the Orange line at Metro's North Hollywood Station.
Washington DC – Today the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a notice that residents affected by the Porter Ranch Gas leak will not be required to pay income tax on money they received from Southern California Gas Company (“SoCalGas”) as reimbursement for their relocation and other expenses incurred as a result of the gas leak.
Washington, DC – The House of Representatives passed the PIPES Act, legislation that will require federal regulation of natural gas storage, including the Aliso Canyon Storage facility in Porter Ranch which recently experienced the largest natural gas leak in US history.
Washington DC – Congressman Brad Sherman released the following statement after India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke before a joint session of Congress.
Congressman Sherman celebrates the completion of the Backbone Trail with the National Parks Service, Betty Weider, and former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
“As a Bruin, I join the entire UCLA community in mourning the loss of life at the UCLA campus today.