TY  - BOOK
AU  - Addison,Corban
TI  - Wastelands: the true story of farm country on trial 
SN  - 9780593320822
U1  - 346.73038 23
PY  - 2022///
CY  - New York
PB  - Alfred A. Knopf
KW  - Smithfield Foods, Inc
KW  - Trials, litigation, etc
KW  - Pork industry and trade
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - North Carolina
KW  - Animal waste
KW  - Public nuisances
N2  - "A once idyllic American landscape is home to a closely knit, rural community that, for more than a generation, has battled the polluting practices of large-scale farming that had been making them sick and damaging their homes. After years of frustration and futile attempts to bring about change, an impassioned cadre of local residents, led by a team of intrepid and dedicated lawyers, brought suit against one of the world's most powerful corporations-and, miraculously, they won. As vivid and fast-paced as a novel, Wastelands takes us into the heart of a legal battle over the future of America's farmland, and into the lives of the people who found the courage to fight. With unparalleled entrée in the courtroom, Corban Addison captures the stirring and unforgettable struggle to bring a modern-day monopoly to its knees, to force a once invincible power to change, to vindicate the rights of a long-suffering community, and finally to restore their heritage"--
ER  -