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The Devil We Know

If it does we arereally in a soup, because essentially everyone is exposed one way or the...

If it does we are
really in a soup, because essentially everyone is exposed one way or the other."

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If it does we are really in a soup,
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because essentially everyone is exposed one way or the other."
Duration
6 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:04
Uploaded
Jun 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Diamond Docs,Atlas Films

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Movie Summary

A group of citizens in West Virginia challenges a powerful corporation to be more environmentally responsible.
The first time we came across this issue was May of 2000. - The Devil We Know 00:41
The first time we came across this issue was May of 2000.
And so 3M and the EPA hammered out an agreement - The Devil We Know 00:10
And so 3M and the EPA hammered out an agreement
At the time, the best producer of the PFOA chemicals was 3M. - The Devil We Know 00:27
At the time, the best producer of the PFOA chemicals was 3M.
I don't recall the exact timing or phasing, but you are correct, - The Devil We Know 00:10
I don't recall the exact timing or phasing, but you are...
Rob Bilott, the attorney who was - The Devil We Know 00:12
Rob Bilott, the attorney who was
DuPont had dumped a similar chemical in the water on Tennant's property. - The Devil We Know 00:14
DuPont had dumped a similar chemical in the water on Tennant...
Providing information to the agency to let them know, - The Devil We Know 00:27
Providing information to the agency to let them know,
DuPont tried to get a gag order from a judge to stop him. - The Devil We Know 00:04
DuPont tried to get a gag order from a judge to stop him.
He knew what was going on with their chemical and could nail them. - The Devil We Know 00:04
He knew what was going on with their chemical and could nail...
Down here it says that, - The Devil We Know 00:12
Down here it says that,
If you were to look at the DuPont documents, - The Devil We Know 00:05
If you were to look at the DuPont documents,
All the way back to the '60s, - The Devil We Know 00:10
All the way back to the '60s,
They continued to find toxicity effects through the late 1960s. - The Devil We Know 00:10
They continued to find toxicity effects through the late...
In that particular study, - The Devil We Know 00:07
In that particular study,
Their studies were showing rats dying, dogs dying, - The Devil We Know 00:29
Their studies were showing rats dying, dogs dying,
DuPont itself had classified PFOA as a confirmed animal carcinogen, - The Devil We Know 00:08
DuPont itself had classified PFOA as a confirmed animal...
All of this information was clear evidence - The Devil We Know 00:11
All of this information was clear evidence
When they began to show up as a result of this court case, - The Devil We Know 00:06
When they began to show up as a result of this court case,
When do you cross the threshold from convenient to dangerous? - The Devil We Know 00:11
When do you cross the threshold from convenient to dangerous...
They just started diggin'. - The Devil We Know 00:19
They just started diggin'.