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Science Sep 21

What is chromium-6 and how did it infiltrate America’s drinking water?

By Courtney Norris

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Protecting Americans From Danger in the Drinking Water

In part one of a two-part series Miles O’Brien travels to Hinkley, Calif., the town featured in the movie Erin Brockovich, for its multi-million battle over contaminated groundwater. O'Brien reports on the investigation into the chemical Chromium-6, the agency that…

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Erin Brockovich: The Real-Life Unhappy Ending

On tonight's NewsHour, Miles O'Brien reports on the decline of Hinkley, Calif., the town featured in the movie Erin Brockovich. Here's the not-so-Hollywood version of what really happened in Hinkley and beyond.

By Miles O'Brien

EPA contaminated by conflict of interest

In September 2010, scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency came to a startling conclusion: Even a small amount of a chemical compound commonly found in tap water may cause cancer. More than 70 million Americans drink traces of chromium every…

By Travis Daub

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