Tap water across Santa Cruz County, California, has been flagged for containing chromium-6, a cancer-linked heavy metal sometimes called the "Erin Brockovich chemical," according to the Santa Cruz ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Lawmakers are poised to give California’s water districts legal cover from lawsuits as they work to meet strict new ...

Uncertainty persists when it comes to the mystery element that's fueled North Carolina's coal ash controversy for two years ...

Lawmakers are poised to give California’s water districts legal cover from lawsuits as they work to meet strict new state standards for a cancer-causing toxic chemical. It’s called hexavalent chromium ...