On March 24, the University of Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute (KWRRI), in conjunction with the UK Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES), UK Superfund Research Center (UKSRC), UK Center for the Environment, and J. David Rosenberg College of Law will welcome the prominent environmental attorney and author Robert Bilott.
The keynote presentation with panel and facilitated discussion will be held at the Singletary Center for the Arts Recital Hall from 10-11:30 a.m. The event is free with seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. Visitor parking is available at Cornerstone Garage (409 South Limestone) at an hourly rate.
The event is titled “PFAS and the Future of Water and Public Health.” Bilott is the environmental lawyer who became “DuPont’s worst nightmare,” according to The New York Times after his legal battle to expose the health hazards of “forever chemicals” per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) used in the manufacturing of Teflon. The story in his book, “Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer’s Twenty-Year Battle Against Dupont,” inspired the major motion picture “Dark Waters” (November 2019), featuring Academy-Award nominee Mark Ruffalo as Rob Bilott. Bilott is also an appointed a lecturer at the Yale School of Public Health.
