A Real Story Behind a Hollywood Film Erin Brockovich as portrayed by Julia Roberts (left) and the real Erin Brockovich (right) The 2000 film Erin Brockovich , starring Julia Roberts, is far more than just a courtroom drama. It’s based on a true story  — a water contamination case that unfolded in the small town of Hinkley, California. The real Erin Brockovich, still active today, continues her advocacy for environmental justice and citizens’ rights. In the early 1990s, reside

A new initiative from Washington University in St. Louis (WashU), the Trusted Tap Project , is drawing attention for reimagining how households engage with the quality of their tap water. Supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), the project explores a user-centered approach to monitoring water quality at the point of use—right from the tap . Municipal water systems are typically managed based on conditions at the treatment plant. But the journey from the plant

Persistent Water Quality Issues in Schools Across the country, elementary, middle, and high schools continue to face recurring problems of rusty and turbid water, raising serious concerns among students and parents. At one elementary school in Seoul, rusty water was found in drinking fountains due to aging pipelines, forcing students to bring bottled water from home or teachers to install temporary purifiers (Chosun Ilbo, May 13, 2024). In Gyeonggi Province, turbidity levels