Robert Bilott
Robert Bilott, an American environmental attorney and author, is known for lawsuits against DuPont on behalf of plaintiffs from West Virginia and has spent more than twenty years litigating hazardous dumping of dangerous chemicals, especially PFAS. His most recent book is Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle Against DuPont? U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outlines a host of health effects associated with microscopic PFAS exposure, including cancer, liver damage, decreased fertility, and increased risk of asthma and thyroid disease. This microscopic plastic pollution problem is foundbin thousands of products distributed worldwide. As with the fossil fuel and tobacco companies, many chemical companies had scientific studies showing the ill-effects of certain plastic pollution, however, that information was often not shared with the public. Mark Ruffalo, renowned actor and activist, portrayed Mr. Bilott in the movie Dark Waters. Last year, the United Nations held a major conference on plastic pollution—as well as several environmental conferences over the decades.
