The directors of Pittsburgh Plate Glass, which runs a petrochemical plant in DeRidder, have close ties to the local and state governments. At a community meeting in 1987 they pretended not to know how the bayou became polluted, until Lee Sherman—who they ordered to illegally dump the toxic materials and fired when he got sick from them—got on stage and told the crowd the truth.
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In the life of one man, Lee Sherman, I saw reflected both sides of the paradox—the need for help and a principled refusal of it.
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In the life of one man, Lee Sherman, I saw reflected both sides of the paradox—the need for help and a principled refusal of it.
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