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Toms river also won the helen bernstein book award for excellence in journalism, the national academies communication award, and the rachel carson environment book. A story of science and salvation, by dan fagin bantam books. The new york times the riveting true story of a small town ravaged by industrial pollution, toms river melds hardhitting investigative reporting, a fascinating scientific detective story, and an unforgettable cast of. This study guide is based on the following version of this book. A science journalism professor at new york university, dan fagin is a nationally prominent journalist on environmental health topics. One of new jerseys seemingly innumerable quiet seaside towns, toms river became the unlikely setting for a decadeslong drama that culminated in 2001 with one of the largest legal settlements in the annals of toxic dumping.
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