Environmental journalist Sharon Udasin will present her new book, Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America, which traces an ugly history of corporate greed, military impunity and community devastation, based on original reporting in four highly contaminated places. The book introduces readers to people who, while fighting for their own lives, take action to fix a broken regulatory system. Sharon will also offer some room for hope, by shedding light on the science that is now breaking down bonds that were for so long deemed unbreakable.Sharon Udasin is an environment reporter and co-author of Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America. Based in Boulder, Colorado, she has been delving into water contamination and conservation issues for 15 years. Sharon was first introduced to the PFAS problem by colleagues in 2019-2020 as a Ted Scripps Fellow in Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder. Since completing the fellowship, she has covered US West climate issues for The Hill. A graduate of both the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia Journalism School, Sharon also received a SEAL Environmental Journalism Award in 2023 and has reported for numerous publications throughout her career.
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