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Sharon McNary
Infrastructure Reporter (she/her)
I cover infrastructure, which I define as all the different things we build together to make life better. So we’re talking the power grid, our systems for managing rainfall, sewage and drinking water, air quality, roads, ports and more. Part of that is reporting on how well and equitably they serve my fellow Angelenos.
I’ve worked my entire career in SoCal journalism, in TV, wire service, newspapers, radio and online, and I welcome your questions about how L.A. works.
I’m a native Angeleno, a 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.
Stories by Sharon McNary
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Protesters complain about continuing illnesses they suspect are caused by chemicals from the Aliso Canyon natural gas field, noting that an investigation into the cause of the nation's worst-ever uncontrolled natural gas release has not been completed.
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The company has overhauled at its stricken storage field to meet new safety standards. Now it wants state permission to reopen. Public meetings on the request are set.
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SoCal Gas pulled gas from the underground storage field near Porter Ranch for the first time in a year. The field's been closed since a massive well blowout.
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After an explosion rocked the Torrance Refinery in early 2015, residents used scientific research and public records to raise questions about a dangerous chemical.
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In this rainy year, enough water to serve more than a half-million people has already been saved to groundwater storage. But more could be saved
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The air quality regulatory board and SoCal Gas agreed the company would provide the "reasonable" costs of a health study, but the company has not funded the inquiry.
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Some families have been pressing public officials to keep the field closed, saying that any reopening talks should wait until the cause of the well break is known.
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The group's treasurer resigned and reimbursed the city more than $27,000 to cover expenditures the L.A. City Clerk found questionable.
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A far-reaching bill proposed by a Central California Republican congressman could strip away the regulations and requirements that make dam construction a decades-long process.
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Benoit served as a Riverside County Supervisor, representing the Palm Springs area, for seven years. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer just last month.
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Federal officials will take over the investigation and determine who, if anybody, might be saddled with financial responsibility or even criminal charges
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Turn your thermostat to 68 degrees to avert a possible shortage of natural gas, SoCal Gas told consumers. But did they? And if they did, did it help?