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<p>For two decades, the water in Mingo County didn’t look, smell, or taste right. Could it be the root of the health problems in this Appalachian community? Environmental lawyer Kevin Thompson certainly thought so. For seven years, he waged a legal battle against Massey Energy, West Virginia’s most powerful coal company. Thompson would eventually uncover the ruthless shortcuts that put the community’s drinking water at risk. As he dug deeper into the mystery, he was pulled into the darkest corners of Mingo County, risking his finances, his marriage, his career, and even his safety.</p>

Desperate: An Epic Battle for Clean Water and Justice in Appalachia

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A case study in exploitation of the little guy and a playbook for confronting it. A rigorous accounting of a remarkably hard-fought battle for clean water.

A comprehensive account of the seven-year legal battle waged by residents of southern West Virginia against the state's largest coal company... details of Thompson's financial and marriage troubles make his battle to secure a $35 million settlement for his clients seem all the more heroic.

Maher unearths the secrets of this community and the determination of lawyer Kevin Thompson as he attempts to uncover one of the most catastrophic environmental disasters in West Virginia’s history ... Maher’s sharp, detailed prose reads like fiction ... [a] gripping account.

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