Kettleman Hills

Erin Brockovich went on to become one of the fiercest fighters against corporate polluters.

As the end credits roll, we see that she and Ed had seven more pending cases, including one against PG&E in Kettleman Hills, California.

As of the date of this movie, PG&E claims they no longer use hexavalent chromium in any of their compressor plants, and that all of their holding ponds are lined to prevent further groundwater contamination.

So let's get back to why this movie is so important.

To the Avenel Kettleman area in the 1850s or so, thinking it was going to be great for ranching, growing crops, raising sheep and cattle.

And so that's how the Kettleman Hills actually got its name was after David Kettleman, who is not spelled.

His name was not spelled like it is for Kettleman City.

But, you know, that's another story.

The city of Avenel is actually Leneva spelled backwards, which I realized I didn't throw that in there, that that was for the wheat that grew out in the area all around Avenel.

But somewhere along the way, oil had been discovered in Taft and they were working there.

And so in... 1927, in March, a company came up to try and see if they could find oil in the Kettleman Hills, and they drilled for a really long time, 19 months, I think it is, and drilled over 7,000 feet into the ground.

And in October of 1928, they hit the gusher.

PG&E claims they no longer use hexavalent chromium in any of their compressor plants and that all of their holding ponds are lined to prevent groundwater contamination.

Erin and Ed said, have seven other cases pending, including one against PG&E in Kettleman Hills.

That's where she mentions Kettleman? Yep.

In California.

PG&E claims they no longer use hexavalent chromium in any of their compressor plants and that all of their holding ponds are lined to prevent groundwater contamination.

Erin and Ed said, have seven other cases pending, including one against PG&E in Kettleman Hills.

That's where she mentions Kettleman? Yep.

In California.