Hinkley
Hinkley is a place ( Unincorporated Area ) in California . It is located in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County , 150 km northeast of Los Angeles .
Hinkley became known because the coolant of a compressor station from Pacific Gas and Electric polluted the groundwater there. The disaster was uncovered by Erin Brockovich and discussed in the film of the same name .
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Coordinates: 34 ° 56 ′ N , 117 ° 12 ′ W