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  • Published: 2 July 2021
  • ISBN: 9780525434597
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $35.00

Superman's Not Coming

Our National Water Crisis and What We the People Can Do About It



In Erin Brockovich's long-awaited book--her first to reckon with the condition of water on our planet--she makes clear why we are in the trouble we're in, and how, in large and practical ways, we each can take actions to bring about change.
     The need for clean water is as basic to life on planet Earth as hydrogen or oxygen. Brokovich shows us what's at stake, and writes of the fraudulent science that disguises our national water crisis. Cancer clusters are not being reported. People in Detroit in Michigan and the state of New Jersey are suffering from undrinkable water, and the drinking water for more than six million Americans contains unsafe levels of industrial chemicals linked to cancer and other health issues. The saga of PG&E that continues to this day. But, communities and people around the country are fighting to help make an impact. Brokovich writes of the water operator in Poughkeepsie, New York, who responded to his customers' concerns and changed his system to create some of the safest water in the country; of the moms in Hannibal, Missouri, who became the first citizens in the nation to file an ordinance prohibiting the use of ammonia in their public drinking water; and about how we can protect our right to clean water by fighting for better enforcement of the laws, new legislation, and better regulations. This book is a call to action and guidebook that gives us the tools we need to take action ourselves, to have our voices be heard, and to now that steps are being taken to make sure our water is safe.

From the environmental activist, consumer advocate, and renowned crusader comes a riveting book that is "part memoir, part non-fiction report, and part call-to-action—a plea to readers to engage with the water crisis in America because no one else is going to do the work for you" (InStyle Magazine).

Clean water is as basic to life on planet Earth as hydrogen or oxygen. In her long-awaited book—her first to reckon with the condition of water on our planet—Erin Brockovich shows us what’s at stake. She writes powerfully of the fraudulent science disguising our national water crisis: Cancer clusters are not being reported. People in Detroit and the state of New Jersey don’t have clean water. The drinking water for more than six million Americans contains unsafe levels of industrial chemicals linked to cancer and other health issues. The saga of PG&E continues to this day. Yet communities and people around the country are fighting to make an impact, and Brockovich tells us their stories.

In Poughkeepsie, New York, a water operator responded to his customers’ concerns and changed his system to create some of the safest water in the country. Local moms in Hannibal, Missouri, became the first citizens in the nation to file an ordinance prohibiting the use of ammonia in their public drinking water. Like them, we can each protect our right to clean water by fighting for better enforcement of laws, new legislation, and stronger regulations.

  • Published: 2 July 2021
  • ISBN: 9780525434597
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $35.00

Praise for Superman's Not Coming

"Riveting . . . Superman's Not Coming will resonate strongly with anyone concerned about this important topic."
--Booklist (starred review)

"Riveting . . . Superman's Not Coming will resonate strongly with anyone concerned about this important topic."
--Booklist (starred review)