'Erin Brockovitch' Town Faces New Threat
2011 Summer Vacation California Las Vegas July 27, 2011133 by stevendepolo
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Hinkley, Calif. , is the small town that battled toxic groundwater and inspired the 2000 film Erin Brockovich. Now residents say they are experiencing a sequel to their story. A few years ago, people started talking about the water again. Residents developed strange rashes and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. — blamed for the town's groundwater pollution — was offering to buy homes again, this time in areas previously believed to be unaffected by the contamination. 'I Just Want To Leave' There were a lot of things Roberta Walker liked about the 6-acre piece of land she bought more than a decade ago. It had great views and plenty of space to ride her horses, and it was a good seven miles from the contaminated well water at her previous home.
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Theresa Schoffstall
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Julie Heggenberger
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| 0.0288645 | "I sat and I listened, and I was just like — these are the words they were telling us in '97," Heggenberger says. ... |
| 0 | "I sat and I listened, and I was just like — these are the words they were telling us in '97," Heggenberger says. "Even at the time, some people were like, 'Why are you staying?' But we really did feel safe. PG |
| 0.0553801 | E said this plume ... it'll never spread, the contamination was back in the '60s, it's over." |
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Ray Pearce
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| 0 | "I'm not moving. I like it here. If I didn't like it here I wouldn't live here. I'd be gone a long time ago," he says. ... |
| 0.0668805 | "Another friend — all of us went to school together — they just signed escrow papers the other day; they're moving," Pearce says. ... |
| 0 | "Another friend — all of us went to school together — they just signed escrow papers the other day; they're moving," Pearce says. "And it's just a shame to see what's going on here, and PG |
| -0.101714 | E needs to be held liable for it." |
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Roberta Walker
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| 0 | "We built a house and this is where we were and this is where we were going to stay," she says. ... |
| 0 | "We built a house and this is where we were and this is where we were going to stay," she says. "There was no chromium here." |
| -0.271787 | "I had five. Three of them have died within the last three years," she says. ... |
| -0.271787 | "I had five. Three of them have died within the last three years," she says. "And it's starting all over again." |
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Gloria Hillard
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Erin Brockovich
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| 0 | "The reason that it's larger is because we are testing in areas that haven't been previously tested," says Jeff Smith, ... |
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Company: Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
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'Erin Brockovitch' Town Faces New Threat
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Pacific Gas & Electric Co. — blamed for the groundwater pollution case made famous in the movie -- is offering to buy homes in Hinkley, Calif., again, this time in areas previously believed to be unaffected by the contamination. Many families, some who have lived in the town for generations, are packing up.
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