WASHINGTON --- Three decades ago last week, in the middle of the night, the infamous U.S.-owned pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, started spraying toxic gas into the local community, killing more than 4,000 people almost immediately and directly impacting on hundreds of thousands to this day. At the time, the plant was owned by the Indian
30 Years After Bhopal Gas Leak, Momentum Builds Toward Accountability
Dow Chemical is effectively being shut out of the critical Indian market, due to new public anger and legal action around the Bhopal catastrophe. Will the potential impact on the company’s bottom line force it to accept responsibility?