The Cancer Factory Audiobook Libro.fm

No journalist knows more about toxic chemicals in the workplace than Jim MorrisThe Cancer Factoryis the crowning achievement of his estimable career spent walking fence lines factory floors and doctors offices
Dan Fagin author of the Pulitzer PrizewinningToms River

The story of a group of Goodyear Tire and Rubber workers fatally exposed to toxic chemicals the lawyer who sought justice on their behalf and the shameful lack of protection our society affords all workers

Working at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company chemical plant in Niagara Falls New York was considered a good job It was the kind of industrial manufacturing job that allowed bluecollar workers to thrive in the latter half of the 20th centurythat allowed them to buy their own home and maybe a small boat for the lake

But it was also the kind of job that exposed you to toxic chemicals and offered little to no protection from them either in the way of protective gear or adequate ventilation Eventually it was a job that gave you bladder cancer

The Cancer Factory tells the story of the workers who experienced one of the nations worst and bestdocumented outbreaks of workrelated cancer and the lawyer who has represented the bladdercancer victims at the plant for more than 30 years Goodyear and its chemical supplier DuPont knew that two of the chemicals used in the plant had been shown to cause cancer but made little effort to protect the plants workers until the cluster of cancer casesand deathswas undeniable

In doing so it tells a broader story of corporate malfeasance and governmental neglect Workers have only weak protections from exposure to toxic substances in America and regulatory breaches contribute to an estimated 95000 deaths from occupational illness each year Based on 4 decades of reporting and delving deeply into the scientific literature about toxic substances and health risks the arcana of worker regulations and reality of loose enforcement The Cancer Factory exposes the terrible health risks too many workers face