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Erin Brockovich: plans to add ammonia to Highland drinking water are a 'dirty trick'
2016-04-01 04:18:50| Energy - Topix.net
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Charlton seeks help from Erin Brockovich in battle with oil giant
2016-01-26 17:29:44| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
CHARLTON – Town officials have enlisted the expertise of a famous environmental activist to help move negotiations with ExxonMobil Corp. to remediate groundwater contamination. The state Department of Environmental Protection named ExxonMobil the responsible party for contaminating groundwater when large amounts of gasoline leaked from its underground fuel tanks at two Charlton locations in the 1980s and 1990s.
Erin Brockovich lends star power to legal fight over huge California methane leak
2016-01-08 16:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Erin Brockovich sat in an empty hall, awaiting hundreds of people who would soon stream in from a cold California night seeking answers and reassurance, and gave a sigh of familiarity. Ive been doing this for 20-plus years and Ive learned that it wont get better itll get worse, and theyll need to know that Superman is not coming to rescue them. The environmental activist was referring to the leak at a gas storage well in Porter Ranch that has pumped planet-warming methane into the atmosphere...
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7 Investigates: Retired environmental engineer calls Brockovich post about Tyler water a 'crock'
2015-11-04 03:37:30| Waste Management - Topix.net
After growing concern among residents about water safety, Tyler's mayor Martin Heines announced Tuesday that a news conference will be held on Wednesday at 11a.m. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued water violation notice dated October 1 to the city of Tyler after finding haloacetic acids at elevated levels in the city's water supply. On October 30, nationally-recognized environmental activist Erin Brockovich warned the public in a Facebook post that Tyler residents were in danger, and the water supply was not safe.
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Erin Brockovich highlights the Flint water fight
2015-10-07 19:46:46| Waste Management - Topix.net
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich took to Facebook on Tuesday to slam Michigan authorities regarding Flint's drinking water controversy - and offered a shoutout to Metro Times and contributor Curt Guyette for covering the issue. Brockovich posted a photo of Brad Wurfel, the Communications Director at Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, captioning the image with a lengthy tirade calling Wurfel a "spin doctor" and "paid distorter of truth" for his role in downplaying a July EPA memo and ongoing investigation that revealed the presence of lead in Flint's drinking water supply.
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