Gallery: Photos: The Californians Who Braved the Huge Porter Ranch Gas Leak

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    Norman St. George walks his dog in Porter Ranch, California. He was among those residents of Porter Ranch who chose to stay in their homes.
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    A fence bordering the Aliso Canyon Gas Storage Field, where a natural gas well began leaking in October.
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    A public hearing addressing the natural gas leak in Aliso Canyon at the Granda Hills Charter High School in Granada Hills, California.
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    A kid plays basketball in Porter Ranch on a sunny January day. The well was then still spewing tons of methane into the air.
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    A view of Porter Ranch from Aliso Canyon, home to a natural gas storage facility.
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    Gabriel Khanlian walks into his home in Porter Ranch, California. Khanlian was among those who chose to relocate temporarily.
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    Jayden and Mason Khanlian play in their home in Porter Ranch, California. Their father Gabriel Khanlian says the boys suffered from bloody noses, headaches, burning eyes, and other side effects.
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    A sign at Northridge Middle School welcomes the students of Porter Ranch Community School, who were relocated temporarily due to the Aliso Canyon gas leak.
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    A sign warns against criminal activity on Sesnon Boulevard in Porter Ranch, California.
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    A protestor at an early morning rally at the Granada Hills Charter High School in January holds up a sign demanding that the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility be shut down.
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    Protestors at a rally at the Granada Hills Charter High School.
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    New homes under construction in a gated community off Mason Avenue in Porter Ranch, California. The homes are just a few miles from the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility.
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    Construction worker Raffael Diaz works at the site of future residential development in Porter Ranch, a short drive from the largest natural gas storage facility in the western US.
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    A construction site in Porter Ranch, California, not far from a natural gas reservoir that began leaking in October.
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