Neighborhood researchers found nearly 400 active methane gas leaks from DC’s gas utility across all eight wards of the District of Columbia. Over the past year, volunteers from DC’s environmental and faith communities tested air from vents in utility access caps on DC streets and sidewalks using an industry-grade methane detector, finding hundreds of leaks, including over a dozen at or over the methane concentration at which an explosion is possible.
In The News
- Washington Post: Hundreds of gas leaks found in D.C. — some ‘potentially explosive,’ report says
- Fox 5: What’s that smell? Hundreds of gas leaks reported in DC
- DCist: Hundreds Of Natural Gas Leaks In D.C. Contribute To Climate Change
- Washington Informer: Study Reports Hundreds of Methane Gas Leaks in D.C.
- WJLA: Hundreds of methane gas leaks found across DC, survey says
- Washington Post: Opinion: Gas leaks in D.C. threaten health, safety and the climate
Testimony
- Barbara Briggs
- Patricia Briggs
- Anne Cauman
- Michelle Hall
- Teresa Hobgood
- Rosa Lee
- Lara Levison
- Madison Mayhew
- Mark Rodeffer
- Richard Vilmenay
- Rabbi Michael Werbow
