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100 1  Maher, Kris,|eauthor. 
245 10 Desperate :|ban epic battle for clean water and justice in
       Appalachia /|cKris Maher. 
250    First Scribner hardcover edition. 
264  1 New York :|bScribner,|c2021. 
300    ix, 339 pages :|billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-321) and 
       index. 
520    Presents the story of determined environmental lawyer 
       Kevin Thompson, who waged a seven-year legal battle 
       against Massey Energy--the most powerful coal company in 
       West Virginia--over clean drinking water for the residents
       of Mingo County. 
600 10 Thompson, Kevin W.,|d1963- 
600 10 Blankenship, Don,|d1950-|vTrials, litigation, etc. 
610 20 Massey Energy (Firm)|vTrials, litigation, etc. 
650  0 Environmental lawyers|zWest Virginia|vBiography. 
650  0 Trials (Toxic torts)|zWest Virginia|zMingo County. 
650  0 Liability for water pollution damages|zWest Virginia
       |zMingo County. 
650  0 Coal trade|xCorrupt practices|zWest Virginia|zMingo 
       County.