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In April, 2004, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in the United States ruled (the first time any court has done so) that a multinational corporation based in one country could be held responsible there for an environmental cleanup in another country. Holding Union Carbide responsible for a comprehensive cleanup in Bhopal became a possibility…

Union Carbide is still fighting its legal responsibilities to gas and water affected Bhopal residents in court. Regardless of whose legal responsibility it is to decontaminate and protect the groundwater, the need for safe drinking water in affected communities is an urgent humanitarian matter. In a 1999 study of groundwater contamination, Greenpeace International issued the…

Union Carbide/Dow Chemicals has been shirking its responsibilities and liabilities in Bhopal for the last 23 years; no one knows how long it will take to make them own up. In the meantime the Government of India can:

Dow is legally liable to clean up the site. This is why! The polluter pays principle is the law in India, and intent or knowledge of contamination is not a prerequisite for being held accountable. In Indian law, the Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rule of 1989 594(E), Section 3 Sub section (1) and Section…

After 23 years of being neglected Bhopal deserves to have the Union Carbide (Dow Chemical) site cleaned up with the highest international standards and the utmost of care. Survivors and organizations supporting them propose that an independent assessment needs to be conducted of different technologies for removal and containment of hazardous waste to ensure thoroughness…

The central government must provide the resources necessary to: 1. Identify specific strategies for containment and remediation of contaminated soil and ground water at different locations within and outside the factory and the Solar Evaporation Ponds. Contain chemical waste and contaminated soil from the factory premises and Solar Evaporation Landfill in suitable containers labeling each…

In the U.S. there is a civil court case in the Southern District federal court in New York. The civil case was filed in 1999 by survivors against Union Carbide, seeking a comprehensive cleanup of the contaminated site and the properties around the factory, and compensation and medical monitoring for those poisoned by Carbide’s chemical…