In 2000, Julia Roberts won the Oscar for best actress for portraying a scrappy young lawyer who fought water contamination and corporate greed.
Twenty years later, Erin Brockovich—the real woman who inspired the film—is broadening her battle to water pollution around the world.
Her efforts now center on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of chemicals linked to cancer and other health effects. Read more…