[CPEO-BIF] "Protecting Americans From [Chromium 6] Danger in the Drinking Water, " PBS News Hour

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Protecting Americans From Danger in the Drinking Water


PBS Newshour
March 13, 2013

The town of Hinkley, Calif., had a Hollywood moment when its battle  
with chromium-6 tainted water was made into the film "Erin  
Brockovich." But Hinkley, still struggling with contamination, hasn't  
had a Hollywood ending. Miles O'Brien examines what chemicals are in  
our drinking water and why it's so difficult to get rid of them.

GWEN IFILL: Now NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien begins a  
two-part look at America's drinking water, and the regulatory system  
that is supposed to guarantee its safety.

His report is the result of a partnership with the Center for Public  
Integrity. It begins in the small desert town that made Erin  
Brockovich a household name.

ROBERTA WALKER, Resident of Hinkley, Calif.: Come on, you want some  
water? Want to get some water? Come on.

MILES O’BRIEN: Clean water is something most of us take for granted,  
but not Roberta Walker. She, her dogs, and her family drink spring  
water that is either bottled or trucked in, because where she lives,  
people can't drink the well water.

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For the entire story, see
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june13/ 
taintedwater_03-13.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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