For the greater part of a decade, residents near the Aliso Canyon underground gas storage facility – the site of the largest natural gas leak in U.S. history – have demanded its closure.

Those who lived near the Southern California Gas Co. facility during or since the catastrophic blowout, which took place between October 2015 and February 2016, have reported a host of health problems, from nosebleeds and rashes to dizziness and respiratory issues.

And they worry what other health impacts may stem from longterm exposure to potential emissions.

“Of course it needs to be shut down because the danger of the facility has never gone away and will never go away,” said Issam Najm, an environmental engineer who’s lived in the neighboring Porter Ranch community for more than two decades.

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