A Civil Action: From Woburn, Massachusetts to Hollywood, California
There’s a lot of buzz about the forthcoming film starring John Travolta called “A Civil Action” which is opening in theaters this holiday season. Based on the best- selling book of the same name written by Jonathan Harr, it’s the story of a lawyer who takes on two companies which contaminated drinking water, resulting in the deaths of residents in Woburn, Massachusetts twenty years ago. Living on Earth’s Christopher Ballman has the background on the events which took place in Woburn, and a look at why the movie matters.
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