[CPEO-MEF] PFCs, COMMUNITIES: "Brockovich Vows to Help Water-Contaminated Towns" near Philadelphia, PA

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Brockovich Vows to Help Water-Contaminated Towns

By Karen Araiza
NBC 10 TV News (Philadelphia, PA)
June 28, 2016: 

Consumer advocate Erin Brockovich told members of the military and community that she and a New York law firm will help them fight chemical contamination of water on and near military bases in Bucks and Montgomery counties. 

They came by the hundreds. Cynics, optimists and people worn out by wait and worry -- petrified something toxic is brewing in their bodies that they can’t get rid of.
Now, residents in three towns along the border of Montgomery and Bucks counties are hoping a legendary environmental activist with a movie named after her can help them.

For decades people who’ve worked at the military bases in Horsham, Warminster and Warrington have either known or been warned, “don’t drink the water.” Some didn’t. Most did. For many, they simply didn't believe they were being poisoned.


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For the entire story, see
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Erin-Brockovich-Water-Contamination-Superman-Lawsuit-Willow-Grove-384885261.html

See also
http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/homepage-feature/item/94937-bucks-and-montco-residents-pepper-lawyers-with-questions-regarding-pfoapfos-contamination

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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