The Santa Fe New Mexican

Federal official says further testing needed to determine LANL's chromium plume migration

A federal official says more testing is needed to determine whether a toxic chromium plume has seeped into San Ildefonso Pueblo’s groundwater, after the state called groundwater testing “conclusive ...
KOAT Albuquerque

Chromium contamination from Los Alamos lab spreads

A toxic hexavalent chromium plume beneath Los Alamos National Laboratory has migrated onto Pueblo de San Ildefonso land for the first time, surpassing New Mexico groundwater standards, state officials ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

LANL's toxic chromium plume migrates to pueblo, New Mexico Environment Department says

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. A decades-old toxic chromium plume from Los Alamos National Laboratory has migrated onto San Ildefonso Pueblo ...
PC World

3+ billion PCs and phones are defenseless against new browser security flaw

Security researcher Jose Pino has discovered a security vulnerability in all Chromium-based browsers that are based on Chromium versions up to 143.0.7483.0, which includes Chrome, Edge, and Opera, but ...
CSOonline

Chromium flaw crashes Chrome, Edge, Atlas: Researcher publishes exploit after Google’s silence

The vulnerability, dubbed Brash, can crash browsers within seconds by flooding the document.title API, and Google’s silence raises questions about its disclosure process. A vulnerability in Chromium’s ...
Los Angeles Times

Elevated levels of a dangerous chemical detected near two L.A. County factories

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Air regulators issued violations to two Paramount foundries after detecting elevated levels of hexavalent chromium ...
KXAN

Toxic metal reported in Central Texas drinking water, activists push for national regulation

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new report from the advocacy nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG) claims to have found arsenic, nitrate and hexavalent chromium, in Central Texas’ water supplies. Hexavalent ...
The Conversation

Why chromium is considered an essential nutrient, despite having no proven health benefits

Neil Marsh receives funding from the NIH and NSF. You might best know chromium as a bright, shiny metal used in bathroom and kitchen fittings. But is it also essential for your health? In a form known ...
LAist

Carcinogenic heavy metal found in air samples taken after LA fires. What you need to know

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Hexavalent chromium nanoparticles ...
ucdavis.edu

Chromium-6, Nanosilver Detected in LA Fire Cleanup Zones

Charred walls, a swimming pool and a group of palm trees stand among the rubble and debris five months after the January 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles. (Michael Kleeman, UC Davis) Air quality ...
Android

OpenAI Chromium Browser May Do the Browsing So You Don’t Have To

A new report suggests OpenAI is building its own Chromium-based browser to rival Google Chrome, featuring AI-driven tab management and an “Agent” mode that can complete complex tasks end-to-end. If ...