Exposure Poisoned Water Corporate Greed and a Lawyer's 20-Year Battle Against DuPont by Robert Bilott 2019 Hardcover-image
Exposure Poisoned Water Corporate Greed and a Lawyer's 20-Year Battle Against DuPont by Robert Bilott 2019 Hardcover-image

Exposure Poisoned Water Corporate Greed and a Lawyer's 20-Year Battle Against DuPont by Robert Bilott 2019 Hardcover

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Item Length: 9 in Publication Year: 2019 Item Weight: 19.8 Oz Language: English Author: Robert Bilott Item Width: 6 in Reviews: "Leaves little doubt that year after year, the corporation misled government agencies, courts, and consumers into a false sense of security about the poisonous nature of their manufacturing processes." -- Kirkus Reviews, "Rob Bilott uncovered the most heinous corporate environmental conspiracy in history. The evidence is literally in your blood. Rob makes one shocking discovery after another while bringing the culprit to justice. You won't be able to put Exposure down." --Ken Cook, president of the Environmental Working Group, "An intimate account of one of the most appalling environmental crimes in modern history. Exposure is a classic story of American good and American evil--of the triumph of ingenuity, diligence, and self-sacrifice over psychopathic corporate nihilism. Rob Bilott is a hero of our time." --Nathaniel Rich, writer at large for the New York Times Magazine and author of Losing Earth: A Recent History, "In the grand tradition of Jonathan Harr's A Civil Action , lawyer Bilott presents his own real-life legal thriller...readers will be riveted...smartly told and briskly paced, with keen attention to pertinent details." -- Booklist (starred review), "Leaves little doubt that year after year, the corporation misled government agencies, courts, and consumers into a false sense of security about the poisonous nature of their manufacturing processes..[and] adds plenty of detail and further context." -- Kirkus Reviews, "Bilott is an engaging narrator who breaks our hearts with tales of clients suffering excruciating ailments and amazes us with endless 14-hour days scouring technical reports in search of that one clue that might help him make his case. The naïve corporate defense attorney we meet at the book's start is gone by the end, and he seems no longer surprised when he realizes that regulators, including the Environmental Protection Agency, are in DuPont's pocket. By the time he learns PFOA and its chemical cousins are in the blood of virtually all of us, he knows it's fallen to him to do the E.P.A.'s job. The book ends with him filing a federal class action suit against eight chemical companies on behalf of every American. His education is complete." -- The New York Times Book Review, Laves little doubt that year after year, the corporation misled government agencies, courts, and consumers into a false sense of security about the poisonous nature of their manufacturing processes...Bilott's admirable crusade is widely known thanks to coverage by journalists; this book adds plenty of detail and further context.|9781501172816|, "An intimate account of one of the most appalling environmental crimes in modern history. Exposure is a classic story of American good and American evil--of the triumph of ingenuity, diligence, and self-sacrifice over psychopathic corporate nihilism. Rob Bilott is a hero of our time." --Nathaniel Rich, writer at large for the New York Times Magaine and author of Losing Earth: A Recent History Number of Pages: 400 Pages Intended Audience: Trade LCCN: 2019-948671 LC Classification Number: KF229.E37B55 2020a brand: Atria Books ISBN-10: 1501172816 Book Title: Exposure : Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle Against DuPont Format: Hardcover Synopsis: " For Erin Brockovich fans, a David vs. Goliath tale with a twist." -- The New York Times Book Review The story that inspired the major motion picture Dark Waters, starring Mark Ruffalo as Robert Bilott. In 1998, Rob Bilott began a legal battle against DuPont that would consume the next twenty years of his life, uncovering the worst case of environmental contamination in modern history and a corporate cover-up that put the health of hundreds of thousands of people at risk. Representing a single farmer who was convinced the creek on his property had been poisoned by runoff from a nearby DuPont landfill, Rob ultimately discovers the truth about PFAS--unregulated, toxic chemicals used in the manufacturing of Teflon and a host of other household goods. DuPont's own scientists had issued internal warnings for years about the harmful effects of PFAS on human health, but the company continued to allow these chemicals to leach into public drinking water. Until Rob forced them to face the consequences. Exposure is an unforgettable legal drama about malice and manipulation, the failings of environmental regulation, and one lawyer's quest to expose the truth about this previously unknown--and still unregulated--chemical that presents one of the greatest human health crises of the 21st century., Silent Spring meets Erin Brockovich in this eye-opening, rivetingtrue story of the lawyer who spent two decades building a case against DuPontfor its use of the hazardous, unregulated chemical PFOA. gtin13: 9781501172816 Item Height: 1.2 in Topic: Environmental, General, Lawyers & Judges, Public Policy / Environmental Policy Publisher: Atria Books ISBN-13: 9781501172816 Genre: Law, Political Science, Biography & Autobiography

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  1. This gripping true story is a must-read—Robert Bilott’s relentless fight against DuPont’s corporate negligence is both shocking and inspiring. The book masterfully blends legal drama with environmental activism, keeping you hooked from start to finish. A powerful reminder of one man’s courage to take on a giant for justice. Highly recommend!

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