How education and upbringing influenced the life of Erin Brockovich. A timeline of key moments.
Erin Brockovich is a paralegal and environmental activist known for her pivotal role in a lawsuit against Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) in 1993. She worked alongside attorney Ed Masry to investigate and expose groundwater contamination in Hinkley, California, caused by PG&E. Their efforts led to a successful settlement for the affected residents. The case and Brockovich's involvement gained widespread attention, inspiring the film 'Erin Brockovich' (2000), which further popularized her story and advocacy work.
In 1952, the Hinkley compressor station was built as part of a natural gas pipeline, later becoming central to the PG&E contamination case.
On June 22, 1960, Erin Brockovich, née Pattee, was born. She later became a paralegal, consumer advocate, and environmental activist.
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.
In 1968, the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) put the PG&E site under its regulations.
In 1970, the Lehigh Valley Railroad derailment occurred, which Brockovich initially suspected as a cause for the LeRoy students' symptoms.
In 1988, cancer rates in Hinkley began being monitored until 2008.
In 1996, Brockovich purchased her house in Agoura Hills, California, with her bonus from the Hinkley settlement.
Prior to the lawsuit filed in 2009, the EPA began investigating what residents believed were a high number of brain tumors in the area since 1996.
The affected area of Hinkley had been bulldozed by 1996.
In 2003, Erin Brockovich received settlements totaling $430,000 and an undisclosed amount from parties to settle her lawsuit alleging toxic mold in her Agoura Hills home.
In 2008, cancer rates in Hinkley ended being monitored since 1988.
In 2010, a study released by the California Cancer Registry suggested that cancer rates in Hinkley "remained unremarkable from 1988 to 2008".
In 2023, Erin Brockovich continues to cite the 2013 Lac-Megantic, Canada oil train catastrophe.
As of 2019, average Cr-6 levels for water from wells in Hinkley were still peaking at 100 times California's maximum contaminant level.
By 2021, PG&E claimed they had cleaned up 70% of the contamination.
In 2021, Erin Brockovich wrote about hormone-disrupting chemicals (such as PFAS) eroding human fertility at an alarming rate.
On February 8, 2022, Erin Brockovich wrote an article discussing the case of Steven Donziger, a lawyer involved in a legal battle with Chevron.
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