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by carapace 2242 days ago
> Between 1952 and 1966, PG&E used hexavalent chromium in a cooling tower system to fight corrosion. The waste water was discharged to unlined ponds at the site, and some percolated into the groundwater, affecting an area near the plant approximately 2 by 1 mile (3.2 by 1.6 km).

~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Brockovich

Are you trolling?

Erin Brockovich isn't the problem. Dumping waste is the problem.

That kind of "building" just isn't helpful.