Just noted this story about Erin Brockovich from NPR.
Hinkley, CA, the town depicted in the film bearing Brockovich;s name, is still wrestling with PG&E over hexavalent chromium in its groundwater.
From the story:
Brockovich famously took on utility Pacific Gas & Electric over contamination of drinking water in Hinkley, Calif., a saga chronicled in a movie that won actress Julia Roberts an Oscar in 2001. Thanks to Brockovich's efforts, in the 1990s PG&E settled a multimillion-dollar lawsuit with hundreds of residents and pledged to clean up the contamination.
But it appears the plume of contaminated groundwater is spreading. And Brockovich finds herself again in Hinkley, fighting for residents who say the toxic chemical chromium 6 is still in their water supply.
Here are a couple of quotes from the story; take your pick.
You go, girl.
"We are absolutely committed to the cleanup of the plume and the control of the area." -- Jeff Smith, PG&E
"It's still not cleaned up. You are still dodging the ball. You are still not telling the truth, and you're still poisoning people." -- Erin Brockovich
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