In her First Meeting With An Nrdc Attorney, In 2007, Sheila Holt-Orsted was asked if she had any documentation that could be of help in what ultimately became a groundbreaking environmental lawsuit. Luckily, she came prepared. "I had every paper I could muster," recalls Holt-Orsted. "I opened up this suitcase, and he said, 'Wow.'" After nearly 10 years of legal battles, Holt-Orsted has triumphed in one of the nation's most blatant cases of environmental injustice. For years, she and her family endured grave health threats from toxic chemicals in their drinking water. Now a court has awarded them compensation for the damage they suffered.
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