Erin Brokovich é uma decidida e jovem mãe que luta por justiça de todas as maneiras. Desesperada por um trabalho, convence o advogado Ed Masry a contratá-la e descobre, por acaso, um caso contra uma grande empresa. Agora, está determinada a encarar a luta que nenhuma outra firma de advocacia havia ousado.

A profile of the astronauts, crew, and civilians who were involved in the January 28, 1986 flight of the spaceship, Challenger, that resulted in its explosion upon takeoff. The center point of the film is the safety inspections and arguments surrounding the use of the o-rings that ultimately were blamed for the explosion.

Revealing St. Louis, Missouri's atomic past as a uranium processing center for the atomic bomb and the governmental and corporate negligence that lead to the illegal dumping of Manhattan Project radioactive waste throughout North County neighborhoods.