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Sharon McNary
On-call host
What I cover
These days, you're most likely to hear more on air filling in for one of the LAist hosts. Before that, I covered infrastructure, which I define as all the different things we build together to make life better, for LAist for many years.
My background
A lifelong resident of Southern California, I'm military veteran, a former Peace Corps Volunteer and an endurance athlete. My favorite places to be are on the starting line of the L.A. Marathon and riding my bike up Glendora Mountain Road. I also swim, knit, cook, sew, and weave.
Best way to reach me
Email me at smcnary@laist.com.
Stories by Sharon McNary
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Oil company fined $75,000 for venting methane amid SoCal Gas' Porter Ranch gas leak. Scientists flying over the Porter Ranch gas leak discovered the sneaky leak
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ExxonMobil said a power outage at its Torrance refinery caused an unplanned flareup starting at about 6:15 p.m.
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The regional air quality board is being sued after it ditched the plan its staff wrote and adopted one favored by the oil industry.
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Local sewage plants say its unlikely they are discharging deadly, antibiotic-resistant bacteria called CRE into the ocean, but it's not something they test for.
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The board shifted to a Republican majority last year, signaling a potential change in philosophy that some say is more focused on business interests and less on air pollution.
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A new Republican majority on the board will consider firing the air quality board's top executive in a closed-door meeting this Friday.
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When gas supplies run short, as they are expected to this summer, big gas-burning power plants could be among the first users to be cut off.
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The bill to deal with the leaking gas well is at $330 million and counting, but SoCal Gas is relying on a billion dollar insurance policy to cover the cost
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A MWD water plant has been taken offline for an upgrade, so a few local water retailers won't have access to supplies
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An aging oil well used to inject and withdraw natural gas from underground fields was the problem at Porter Ranch. Similar old wells exist near homes in other areas.
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As calls for restricting oil and gas operations mount, city officials say they need expert advice to chart next steps.
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The Porter Ranch gas leak is temporarily stopped using a method SoCalGas first tried 25 years ago on a different well -- with mixed results.
