(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)The gas storage field also lies directly beneath Los Angeles County’s largest remaining coastal wetlands, the Ballona Wetlands. In a recent interview, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti expressed support for the activists campaigning to shut down Playa del Rey. And nearly 4,000 people live directly above the Playa del Rey field, compared with just 25 directly above Aliso. Of the more than 9,000 wells they studied, the one with the most nearby homes was at Playa del Rey. (Gabriella Angotti-Jones / Los Angeles Times)Newsom did tell the Public Utilities Commission to hurry its study of the feasibility of shutting down Aliso Canyon.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 07, 2021 12:02 UTC