Watch an interview with Udasin here

Join us for a talk with Sharon Udasin, author of Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America. In the book Udasin and coauthor Rachel Frazin trace an ugly history of corporate greed, military impunity and community devastation, based on original reporting in four highly contaminated places. They introduce readers to people who, while fighting for their own lives, take action to fix a broken regulatory system and provide searing evidence as to how PFAS producers were aware of the deadly risks for decades while the government failed to protect its citizens.

Sharon has been reporting on water issues for 15 years. She received her BA from the University of Pennsylvania in 2007 and my MS from Columbia J-School in 2008. She was also selected for a Ted Scripps Fellowship in Environmental Journalism for the 2019-2020 academic year, and earned a SEAL Environmental Journalism Award in 2023.

The book will be available for sale.