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Exposure

Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle Against DuPont

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Exposure

Auteur(s): Robert Bilott, Mark Ruffalo - introduction
Narrateur(s): Jeremy Bobb
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 “For Erin Brockovich fans, a David vs. Goliath tale with a twist” (The New York Times Book Review)—the incredible true story of the lawyer who spent two decades building a case against DuPont for its use of the hazardous chemical PFOA, uncovering the worst case of environmental contamination in history—affecting virtually every person on the planet—and the conspiracy that kept it a secret for sixty years.

The story that inspired Dark Waters, the major motion picture from Focus Features starring Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway, directed by Todd Haynes.

1998: Rob Bilott is a young lawyer specializing in helping big corporations stay on the right side of environmental laws and regulations. Then he gets a phone call from a West Virginia farmer named Earl Tennant, who is convinced the creek on his property is being poisoned by runoff from a neighboring DuPont landfill, causing his cattle and the surrounding wildlife to die in hideous ways. Earl hasn’t even been able to get a water sample tested by any state or federal regulatory agency or find a local lawyer willing to take the case. As soon as they hear the name DuPont—the area’s largest employer—they shut him down.

Once Rob sees the thick, foamy water that bubbles into the creek, the gruesome effects it seems to have on livestock, and the disturbing frequency of cancer and other health problems in the area, he’s persuaded to fight against the type of corporation his firm routinely represents. After intense legal wrangling, Rob ultimately gains access to hundreds of thousands of pages of DuPont documents, some of them fifty years old, that reveal the company has been holding onto decades of studies proving the harmful effects of a chemical called PFOA, used in making Teflon. PFOA is often called a “forever chemical,” because once in the environment, it does not break down or degrade for millions of years, contaminating the planet forever. The case of one farmer soon spawns a class action suit on behalf of seventy thousand residents—and the shocking realization that virtually every person on the planet has been exposed to PFOA and carries the chemical in his or her blood.

What emerges is a riveting legal drama “in the grand tradition of Jonathan Harr’s A Civil Action” (Booklist, starred review) about malice and manipulation, the failings of environmental regulation; and one lawyer’s twenty-year struggle to expose the truth about this previously unknown—and still unregulated—chemical that we all have inside us. Droit Politique Politiques publiques Professionnels et universitaires Sciences politiques
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This is such a terrific and infuriating story. it's terrific to see the little guy win and it's infuriating to read.aboyt the grind and suffering and illness and sacrifice that was needed to have justice. it's eye opening to see how the author's law firm and family stood by the author for decades. It's maddening to hear all of the legal shenningans and lies and distortions DuPont did to squirm out of accepting responsibility. it's well worth the listen. straight and matter of fact with some key legal insights and some important testimonies from those directly impacted.

What a powerful story

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This story makes you feel pessimistic and optimistic about US government, corporations, people working for them, regulations, and the system as a whole.

Eye opening

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One of the best books I have ever read. Period. Bilott is a hero and a talented storyteller.

Should Be Required Read In Schools

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very educational and eye opening. I would encourage all people globally to read this book.

highly recommended book!

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Dark Waters ahead.
The true story of a lawyer’s quest to get justice for those who had been poisoned for years by the chemical company DuPont.
Both the documentary ‘The Devil You Know’ and the movie ‘Dark Waters’ dealt with the story.
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In a world were corporations make hundreds of chemicals are unregulated. This book of one lawyers unrelenting task to expose the dangerous conduct in producing a deadly chemical found in Teflon, carpets, pots and pans, is an important must read/listen.

The lawyer who became DuPont’s worst nightmare.

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