Dark Waters: The True Story of Robert Bilott, a Poisoned River Valley, and the Twenty-Year Fight That Exposed DuPont's Forever Chemicals
Carl Tripp
Sonia Erirhomuru Solomon · AI-narrated by Mary (from Google)
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What happens when a quiet corporate lawyer discovers that a seemingly ordinary chemical has been contaminating a community—and realizes the evidence leads straight to one of the world's most powerful corporations? Dark Waters tells the gripping story of Robert Bilott, a lawyer who found himself drawn into a battle that would stretch across decades and expose a disturbing chapter in the history of industrial chemicals.What began with a farmer's desperate request for help grew into an extraordinary investigation involving contaminated land, polluted water, corporate documents, scientific evidence, and thousands of people whose lives were touched by chemicals known as PFAS, often called “forever chemicals” because of their persistence in the environment. As Bilott followed the evidence, the case became far larger than the dispute he originally expected to handle.Behind the legal battle is a story of persistence, accountability, scientific discovery, and the enormous personal cost of challenging powerful interests. This book takes readers into the poisoned river valley, the courtroom, the laboratories, and the decades-long struggle to uncover what was known about these chemicals and what happened when that information came to light.If you are fascinated by environmental scandals, corporate investigations, courtroom battles, investigative journalism, and true stories of individuals confronting powerful institutions, this is a story you will not want to miss. Get your copy today and follow Robert Bilott's extraordinary twenty-year fight from a seemingly routine case to a landmark battle that helped bring global attention to the enduring problem of “forever chemicals.”
What happens when a quiet corporate lawyer discovers that a seemingly ordinary chemical has been contaminating a community—and realizes the evidence leads straight to one of the world's most powerful corporations? Dark Waters tells the gripping story of Robert Bilott, a lawyer who found himself d...
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