Chromium 6

Teary-Eyed Success: Polluting Plant Relocates After Making Community Sick

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 12.21.2011

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The South Los Angeles 28th Street Elementary School community has been fighting for eight years to close down the polluting plant that was making thei...

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Water Utilities Knew Of Likely Carcinogenic Chemical Contamination For Years

The Huffington Post | Joanna Zelman | Posted 06.04.2011

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The tap water industry has known since 2004 about worrisome levels of a suspected carcinogen in America's drinking water, claims Environmental Working...

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We're Blaming the Wrong People for Polluted Tap Water

Wenonah Hauter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wenonah Hauter

Don't blame increased levels of hexavalent chromium in our water supplies on municipal water utilities. Blame it on pollutant-dumping industries and short-sighted elected officials.

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Addressing Chromium-6 in Our Drinking Water

Lisa P. Jackson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lisa P. Jackson

I've announced a series of actions EPA will take in the coming days to address chromium-6 in our drinking water. We are taking important actions to ensure that water flowing into our homes and through our communities is safe.

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EPA To Address Chemical Found In Tap Water

AP | NOAKI SCHWARTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday it would likely tighten drinking water standards to address po...

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Toxic 'Erin Brockovich' Chemical Found In Tap Water Of 31 U.S. Cities

The Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hexavalent chromium, also known as chromium-6, first gained notoriety when the film "Erin Brockovich" highlighted the plight of Hinkley, California, w...

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