Tuesday, August 22, 2023: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (PST) via Zoom

Join the LA Law Library book discussion group via Zoom as we continue our year-long exploration of environmental justice and climate related issues as we discuss Wastelands: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial, by Corban Addison.

Farm waste mismanagement is the subject of this nonfiction environmental thriller.  The book reports on a series of court cases filed against Smithfield Foods by neighbors of its industrial hog operations.  In the process of relating the legal battles, Addison reveals the many examples of environmental pollution and racial inequality embedded in our industrialized food system.

About the Author:

• BS Mechanical Engineering, Cal Poly
• JD University of Virginia School of Law
• Author of 4 novels: A Walk Across the Sun (2012), The Garden of Burning Sand (2014), The Tears of Dark Water (2016 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Award), A  Harvest of Thorns (2017)
• Attorney, activist and world traveler, Addison is a supporter of humanitarian and social justice causes around the world.

Presented by: Katie O’Laughlin, Managing Librarian, Reference & Research

Registration fee: FREE.  This discussion will be hosted via Zoom.

Zoom information and link will be emailed to registrants prior to discussion.

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:  LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.