Podcast

We are being poisoned by chemical companies that are polluting the air and water, while also killing their own workers and residential neighbors. And it’s getting worse.

In this episode of the Truth & Justice League podcast, Mark Mueller sits down with investigative journalist Jim Morris for an in-depth discussion on how and why the governments at the state and federal levels are failing us. He profiles little-known cases where citizens are standing up to companies like Exxon and DuPont, who are doing everything in their power to cover up their damages. These corporations continue to lobby lawmakers to be less and less restrictive as the pollution gets worse. What are we going to do about this as citizens? What can we do as citizens? There is hope, and you can tune into this podcast episode to find out what is being done at the local level to combat this multi-billion-dollar industry. This bipartisan issue of public health and safety has seen the state, federal government, and the EPA lobbying to overlook the damage being done by these companies. Jim Morris is a journalist with over 40 years of experience writing long-form articles and books related to public health in the workplace, and he is the Executive Director and Editor in Chief of the non-profit investigative news organization Public Health Watch Group, based in Austin, Texas. They are partnering with NPR, Univision, local governments, and communities to make information available that has been hidden from the public view by large corporations and compliant media. Production facilities are expanding their development in spite of the evidence that they are harming the environment, polluting water, injuring and killing their workers, and people living nearby. This discussion provides a fascinating and horrifying history of the chemical industry, with a long record of covering up scientific facts and the harmful effects of its chemicals. It also reveals how these companies have steamrolled local communities and governments to open and operate toxic industrial plants that cause cancer, other diseases, and devastating damage to land and water.