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Environmental activist Erin Brockovich to speak at Catawba College

SALISBURY, N.C. — Consumer advocate Erin Brockovich is expected to speak Monday night at Catawba College in Salisbury, focusing on ways community members can help create a healthier planet.

Brockovich recently joined the fight against North Carolina's coal ash pits.

She sent a letter to the EPA calling for federal drinking water standards to be followed at local wells.

The event starts at 7 p.m.

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