Los Angeles County officials have declared a state of emergency over a leaking natural gas well above a neighborhood that has forced a utility company to relocate thousands of residents who have said the stench has made them sick. The board of supervisors issued the emergency declaration Tuesday, which allows for state and federal assistance, The Los Angeles Daily News reported ( http://bit.ly/1RnV304 ). Southern California Gas Co. is working to address the leak above Porter Ranch, but it is not clear when the issue will be resolved, Supervisor Michael Antonovich said. The company said it will take three to four months to drill a secondary well that will be used to stop the leak that was discovered Oct. 23. Public health officials have said the leak is not a threat to public health, but hundreds of residents have complained of nausea, headaches, bloody noses […]