Hexavalent Chromium

Water Ills Focus of New Documentary

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Pesticides, Australia, Participant Media, Jay Famiglietti, Endocrine Disrupters, Agriculture, Texas, Recyced Water, Pollution, Peter Gleick, Film, California, Tyrone Hayes, Jessica Yu, Aaron Wolf, Water, Erin Brockovich, Pollutants, Food, Hexavalent Chromium, Wastewater, Bottled Water, Video, Clean-Water, Clean Water, Green News
Bill Chameides

2012-05-03-Screenshot20120503at9.29.37AM.jpgLast Call at the Oasis highlights global water crisis but opines that the "glass is half full."

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

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Polluted Schools Los Angeles, Elementary Schools Defeats Polluters, Chromium 6, Environmental Justice, Jan Perry, 28th Street Elementary, Environmental Justice Los Angeles, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, Hexavalent Chromium, 28th Street Elementary Polluting Plant, Palace Plating, Los Angeles News

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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The 10 Worst Sources Of Toxic Pollution In The World

Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Lead Pollution, Pesticides, Video, Chromium Pollution, Arsenic Pollution, Environment, Mercury Pollution, Hexavalent Chromium, Toxic Pollution, Toxic Pollution Sources, Green News

What are the worst sources of pollution facing the world? A report released this week by Blacksmith Institute sheds light on major causes of toxic pol...

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The Coal Ash Dilemma

J Henry Fair | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Fertilizer, Natural Disasters, Tennessee Coal Ash, Erin Brockovich, Washington DC, Hexavalent Chromium, Coal, Tva, Slidepollajax, Green News
J Henry Fair

2011-10-13-Screenshot20111013at4.12.55PM.jpgOur reliance on coal for electricity production has produced about 600 coal ash dumps around the country.

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Merced To Pay Residents Millions After Potential Exposure To Cancer-Causing Chemicals

AP | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Merced Subdivision Contamination, Cancer-Causing Chemical Settlement Merced, Hexavalent Chromium, Merced Cancer Chemical, Merced Contamination Settlement, Merced Residents Settlement, Merced Settles With Residents, San Francisco News

MERCED, Calif. -- The Central California city of Merced will pay a $1.5 million settlement after a federal jury found that thousands of residents of a...

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The Toxic Substances Control Act's Toxic Baddies

Bill Chameides | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Clean Air Act (1990), Lead, Tsca, Nitrosating Compounds, Lead-Based Paint, Pcbs, Ozone-Depleting Substances, Dioxin, Asbestos, Chemicals, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Disease, Health, Fully Halogenated Chlorofluoralkanes, Erin Brockovich, Hazardous Waste, Hexavalent Chromium, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Cancer, Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Ozone Hole, Ozone, Chromium, Environmental Protection Agency, Green News
Bill Chameides

Of the some 80,000 chemicals manufactured and used in the United States, the EPA has issued regulations to control just five "existing" and four "new" chemicals. Today, we'll learn a little about each of them.

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Water Utilities Knew Of Likely Carcinogenic Chemical Contamination For Years

The Huffington Post | Joanna Zelman | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Water Industry Evidence, Erin Brockovich Chemical, Chromium 6, Hexavalent Chromium in Tap Water, Erin Brockovich, Hexavalent Chromium, Water Industry 2004 Study, Water Industry Chemical, Tap Water Industry, Green News

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

Read More: Hexavalent Chromium in Tap Water, Water Infrastructure, Tap Water, Environmental Protection Agency, Chromium 6, Epa, Hexavalent Chromium, Municipal Water Utilities, Green News
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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Green News Report: December 28, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cap and Trade, Green Jobs, Epa, Christianity Environmentalism, Factory Farms, Regulation, Contaminated Water, Pipelines, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Coal, Offshore Drilling, Evangelicals, Marines, Rising Sea Level, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Greenhouse Gases, US Senate, Africa, Christmas, Hexavalent Chromium, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Gulf of Mexico, Global Warming Deniers, Global Warming, Bp, Farming, Toxic Water, California, Research, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalists, European Union, Global Temperature, Arctic, BRAD BLOG, Mining, Oil, Green News, Sustainability, Ocean Acidification, James Hansen, Climate Legislation, Endangered Species, BP Oil Spill, Ethanol, Extreme Weather, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Hot (yes,...

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Weekly Mulch: Coal Ash in Our Stockings

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Regulations, Mother Jones, Epa, Carcinogens, Hexavalent Chromium, Coal Ash, Earth Island Journal, change.org, Green Movement, Coal, Coal Mining, Lisa Evans, Alternet, Green News
The Media Consortium

Editor's Note: Due to the holidays, the Weekly Mulch will appear on Thursday afternoon both this week and next week. We'll resume regular Friday morni...

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Addressing Chromium-6 in Our Drinking Water

Lisa P. Jackson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Erin Brockovich Chemical, Clean Drinking Water, Chromium Water Supply, Hexavalent Chromium Epa, Hexavalent Chromium, Contaminated Drinking Water, Drinking Water Chemical, Hexavalent Chromium in Tap Water, Chromium 6, Hexavalent Chromium Dianne Feinstein, Green News, US Water Supply, Hexavalent Chromium Barbara Boxer, Chemical in Tap Water, Drinking Water, Tap Water Chemical, Green News
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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Green News Report: December 23, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cap and Trade, Green Jobs, Epa, Christianity Environmentalism, Regulation, Contaminated Water, Pipelines, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Coal, Offshore Drilling, Evangelicals, Rising Sea Level, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Greenhouse Gases, US Senate, Christmas, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Gulf of Mexico, Global Warming Deniers, Global Warming, Bp, Toxic Water, California, Research, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalists, European Union, Global Temperature, Arctic, BRAD BLOG, Mining, Oil, Green News, Sustainability, Ocean Acidification, Endangered Species, Climate Legislation, BP Oil Spill, Ethanol, Extreme Weather, Factory Farms, Marines, Africa, Hexavalent Chromium, Farming, James Hansen, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Paging Er...

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EPA To Address Chemical Found In Tap Water

AP | NOAKI SCHWARTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chemical in Tap Water, Hexavalent Chromium Dianne Feinstein, Erin Brockovich Chemical, Chromium 6, Drinking Water Chemical, Tap Water Chemical, Hexavalent Chromium Barbara Boxer, Hexavalent Chromium in Tap Water, Hexavalent Chromium, Hexavalent Chromium Epa, Green News

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

Read More: Chromium-6, Tap Water Contamination, Hexavalent Chromium Water, Erin Brockovich Chemical, Hexavalent Chromium Contamination, Hexavalent Chromium Water Contamination, Hexavalent Chromium Erin Brockovich, Hexavalent Chromium Tap Water, Chromium-6 Water, Tap Water Chemical, Erin Brockovich, Hexavalent Chromium, Drinking Water Contamination, Green News

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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Probable Carcinogen Found In Drinking Water In 31 Cities

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Epa, Green News, Erin Brockovich, Environment, Hexavalent Chromium, Cancer, Drinking Water, Environmental Working Group, Drinking Water Hexavalent Chromium, Green News

An environmental group that analyzed the drinking water in 35 cities across the United States, including Bethesda and Washington, found that most cont...

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Chromium Meeting on Public Health Slated for Thursday

The Jersey City Independent | The Jersey City Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hexavalent Chromium, Home News

At a public meeting Thursday, the Chromium Cleanup Partnership says it will unveil “a comprehensive program designed to protect public health ac...

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The Legacy of Erin Brockovich: Chromium Contamination in Drinking Water

Gina Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cancer, Nrdc, Simple Steps, Hexavalent Chromium, Drinking Water, Erin Brockovich, Green News
Gina Solomon

Almost ten years after Julia Roberts played the title role in the movie, the saga about chromium contamination in drinking water continues.

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A New Chapter In The Erin Brockovich/Hexavalent Chromium Story

John DeCock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Water Pollution, Toxics, Water, Green, Environment, Erin Brockovich, Hexavalent Chromium, Pollution, Green News
John DeCock

Our primary concern now is that further delay by the state not only puts those drinking Hexavalent Chromium at risk, but delays clean up of water supplies and fails to hold polluters accountable.

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Disposal Fail: Chromium Contaminated Barrels Languished on Site Owned by Jersey City

The Jersey City Independent | The Jersey City Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hexavalent Chromium, Home News

At 824 Garfield Ave., the Jersey City Incinerator Authority stores salt for roads in the winter. But new tests show toxic materials have been stored ...

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DEP: We'll Look at Chromium Standards

The Jersey City Independent | The Jersey City Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hexavalent Chromium, Home News

With its hand forced by the petitions for rulemaking filed in early May by the Interfaith Community Organization (ICO), the Natural Resources Defense ...

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