Tag: US Congress
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74 Health, Environment, and Public Service Organizations Applaud Congressional Resolution on 40th Anniversary of Bhopal Chemical Disaster
December 3, 2024 74 Health, Environment, and Public Service Organizations Applaud Congressional Resolution on 40th Anniversary of Bhopal Chemical Disaster to Designate December 3 as National Chemical Disaster Awareness Day Washington, D.C. – On December 3, Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-7) and Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) led the introduction of a critical…
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Bhopal40 US Tour: U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Councilmember Santiago-Romero Join Bhopal Survivors Call to Dow for Justice
Detroiters join survivors of world’s worst industrial accident to hold Dow accountable, demand justice
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Survivor Organisations Thank 12 US Congresspersons For The Unprecedented Action on Dow Summons
Five Bhopal based organizations thanked the 12 Congressmen for this unprecedented action. “It is indeed heartening to find some of the most powerful voices in the US Congress calling for the US DOJ to act as per law and stop their country’s image being sullied as a safe haven for criminal corporations.” Said Goldman Environmental…
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Congressmembers call on the US Department of Justice to serve Bhopal Gas Disaster criminal summons on Dow Inc
Reps insist the DoJ must honor Bilateral Treaty obligations by acting on India’s request, for the 7th time, that it serve summons on the US chemical giant
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12 अमरीकी सांसदों ने अमरीका के न्याय विभाग से डाव केमिकल कंपनी पर दिसंबर 84 -भोपाल गैस काण्ड के सम्बन्ध में आपराधिक सामन जारी करने का आव्हान किया
सांसदों ने अमरीका के न्याय विभाग को 7वीं बार भारत के अनुरोध पर कार्यवाही करके द्विपक्षीय संधि के दायित्वों का सम्मान करने पर जोर दिया, ताकि वह अमरीका की रासयनिक कम्पनी (डाव केमिकल) को समन भेजे
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Call for Action for US Supporters: Ask Your Rep to Pressure DoJ
Dear ICJB Supporters in the US, The outlaw Jesse James, whose notoriety echoes through time, spent 16 years on-the-run. Union Carbide has now spent 30 years hiding in plain sight, inside the US yet, somehow, outside the law. Please help us try to end this grotesque farce.
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Press release: House members call on Dow Chemical to help those harmed by Bhopal chemical disaster
CONGRESSMAN FRANK PALLONE, JR. Sixth District of New Jersey CONTACTS: Richard McGrath, Tali Israeli (202) 225-4671 Download the entire signed letter here (large pdf file). Washington, D. C. – A broad coalition of members of Congress called on The Dow Chemical Company to finally provide medical care and to make up for the severe economic…
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Press release: Members of Congress tell Dow to clean up Bhopal
For immediate release: June 17, 2009 CONTACT: Shana Ortman, ICJB Coordinator, (415)-746-0306, shana@panna.org Tony Millard, ICJB Spokesperson, (708)-606-8142, aj.millard@gmail.com Nearly 30 House members support Bhopal survivors’ demands of U.S. chemical maker Download the entire signed letter here (large pdf file). Survivors of the ongoing chemical disaster in Bhopal, India, secured a major victory Tuesday, as…
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Urgent: call your Representative in Congress and ask them to sign a letter to Dow
If you are living in the U.S., or are a U.S. citizen, please take a few minutes to take this action: While in Washington D.C. for the Survivors’ Tour, we met with Congressman Pallone of New Jersey, who has been a strong supporter of the Bhopal Campaign for many years. This year, he has circulated…
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Congressman Frank Pallone’s bill on Bhopal passes to House International Relations Committee
Congressman Frank Pallone’s bill calls for Congress to recognise the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster and express commitment to work with the Government of India and others to ensure that Union Carbide provides environmental and medical rehabilitation of the affected area and is held responsible for its actions. The full text can be found…
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Pallone slams Dow in Congress
Congressman Frank Pallone Jr or New Jersey has introduced a bill #503 to the US House of Representatives, calling for Congress to recognise the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster and express commitment to work with the Government of India and others to ensure that Union Carbide provides environmental and medical rehabilitation of the affected…
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US Congresspeople file amicus in Bhopal suit
“It is unacceptable to allow an American company not only the opportunity to exploit international borders and legal jurisdictions but also the ability to evade civil and criminal liability for environmental pollution and abuses committed overseas.” – Leading Congressman Frank Pallone, Times of India, 18th Oct. This unequivocal statement announced the Amicus brief that has…
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Members of Congress tell Dow, Face Up to Your Bhopal Liabilities
WASHINGTON D.C. TUESDAY 22 JULY Eighteen members of Congress have sent a letter to Dow Chairman William Stavropoulos demanding that his company assume liability for the wrongdoings of Union Carbide (its 100% subsidiary) in Bhopal. The Congresspersons, led by Representatives Frank Pallone and Dennis Kucinich are demanding that Dow provide medical rehabilitation and economic reparations…