Thu, Jun 26
|Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse
Mariah Blake, They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals
A landmark investigation of the chemical industry’s decades-long campaign to hide the dangers of forever chemicals, told through the story of a small town on the frontlines of an epic public health crisis.
Date, Time & Location
Jun 26, 2025, 6:00 PM MDT
Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse, 202 Galisteo St, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
About the Event
Mariah Blake will be in conversation with Jim Falk, Program Chair, Global Santa Fe.
Join us in-store or register to watch on Zoom here.
Pre-order They Poisoned the World ($30, hardcover, publishing May 6) online from CWB or call the store to order. Signed copies will be available after the event.
In 2014, after losing several friends and relatives to cancer, an unassuming insurance underwriter in Hoosick Falls, New York, began to suspect that the local water supply was polluted. When he tested his tap water, he discovered dangerous levels of forever chemicals. This set off a chain of events that led to one hundred million Americans learning their drinking water was tainted. Although the discovery came as a shock to most, the U.S. government and the manufacturers of these toxic chemicals—used in everything from lipstick and cookware to children’s clothing—had known about their hazards for decades.
They Poisoned the…