Anniversary rally marks Bhopal disaster’s 20th year
Civil rights activists and survivors gathered in Bhopal Madhya Pradesh to commemorate the 1984 gas tragedy at the Union Carbide plant. Protesters demanded full compensation medical care and rehabilitation for victims and urged Dow Chemical to clean up the site amid ongoing health risks and rusting infrastructure.
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Union Carbide
Madhya Pradesh
U.S
Union Carbide Corp
Dow Chemical Co
Dow Chemical
Rashida Bee
Bee
Bhopal disaster still haunting groundwater concerns twenty years on
Activists say rains cause leakage of methyl isocyanate from the Bhopal plant, contaminating soil and groundwater. Union Carbide rejects blame, cites cleanup costs and a 1998 groundwater study. state responsibility lingered, Greenpeace estimates $30 million needed for full cleanup. Dow and the 1989 settlement are cited by the company.
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India
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Union Carbide
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Greenpeace
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Judge denies Indians claim on land in Pa
A federal judge ruled the Delaware Nation cannot reclaim 315 acres in eastern Pennsylvania from the Walking Purchase of 1737. The tribe, now based in Oklahoma, sought casinos on the land but the court held that William Penn and his heirs possessed broad powers to seize Indian lands, a ruling the tribe plans to appeal.
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Oklahoma
U.S
James McGirr Kelly
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Supreme Court
Steven A. Cozen
Corzine announces bid for New Jersey governor in 2005
Senator Jon S. Corzine, after spending over 60 million of his own funds, launches a 2005 bid for New Jersey governor. The Democrat positions health care and education as central, entering a race with rivals including Richard Codey and Republicans Doug Forrester and Bret Schindler. He leaves the private sector to press state reforms.
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Goldman Sachs
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Doug Forrester
Frank Lautenberg
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