Erin Brockovich’s story of her advocacy against Pacific Gas and Electric Company ended with generous compensation payments to those people hurt by the company’s reckless pollution, a victory for her efforts for environmental justice, and a hugely successful Julia Roberts film. It would be heartwarming if all environmental injustice cases ended that way. They don’t. […]
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