The Poisoning of an American High School
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Environmental Conservation & Protection, History, Americas, United States, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Joy Horowitz | ISBN: | 9781101215456 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | July 19, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Joy Horowitz |
| ISBN: | 9781101215456 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication: | July 19, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books |
| Language: | English |
If it can happen in Beverly Hills, it can happen anywhere.
The Poisoning of an American High School is a feat of investigative reportage and the product of four years of research by award-winning journalist Joy Horowitz.
Making lucid the tangled issues of public health, regulation, and the political power of industry, it tells a riveting tale ripped from newspaper headlines--a cancer cluster affecting graduates of one of America's most affluent schools, Beverly Hills High. The Poisoning of an American High School presents the behind-the-scenes saga of the 2003 landmark toxic tort suit, in which more than one thousand plaintiffs, with the sensational Erin Brockovich as their champion, claimed their illnesses could be traced to exposure to the oil derricks just yards from school grounds.
If it can happen in Beverly Hills, it can happen anywhere.
The Poisoning of an American High School is a feat of investigative reportage and the product of four years of research by award-winning journalist Joy Horowitz.
Making lucid the tangled issues of public health, regulation, and the political power of industry, it tells a riveting tale ripped from newspaper headlines--a cancer cluster affecting graduates of one of America's most affluent schools, Beverly Hills High. The Poisoning of an American High School presents the behind-the-scenes saga of the 2003 landmark toxic tort suit, in which more than one thousand plaintiffs, with the sensational Erin Brockovich as their champion, claimed their illnesses could be traced to exposure to the oil derricks just yards from school grounds.
