The Poisoning of an American High School

If it can happen in Beverly Hills, it can happen anywhere The Poisoning of an American High Schoolis a feat of investigative reportage and the product of four years of research by award-winning journalist Joy Horowitz. Making lucid the tangled issues of public health, regulation, and the political power of industry, it tells a riveting tale ripped from newspaper headlines—a cancer cluster affecting graduates of one of America’s most affluent schools, Beverly Hills High. The Poisoning of an American High Schoolpresents the behind-the-scenes saga of the 2003 landmark toxic tort suit, in which more than one thousand plaintiffs, with the sensational Erin Brockovich as their champion, claimed their illnesses could be traced to exposure to the oil derricks just yards from school grounds.Horowitz, Joy is the author of 'The Poisoning of an American High School' with ISBN 9780143113867 and ISBN 0143113860.