Watershed
Down
The Fight for Clean Water in Newburgh
Ten years. The watershed is still poisoned. The fight isn’t over.
Directed by Jeff Mikkelson · Produced by Aaron Ernst · Researched by Dr. Lily Rubino
The film
The City of Newburgh, NY, a working-class community of color, confronts decades of toxic PFAS contamination, exposing environmental racism and broken trust in public institutions while organizing for justice, repair, and the right to clean water.
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