PANUPS: Bhopal, Lindane, Public Outcry Forces EPA to Cancel Study.

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PANUPS: Bhopal, Lindane, Public Outcry Forces EPA to Cancel

Study.

 

 

 

Cleanup and Clean Water for Bhopal This action sent letters to

officials in Madhya Pradesh India, asking them to provide adequate

supplies of drinking water for Bhopal residents. Since then the Madhya

Pradesh officials have received close to 1,000 letters. Separately, in

recent weeks local officials have begun to take steps to contain the

toxic chemicals remaining at the abandoned plant, but have failed to

provide workers with protective equipment or a safe plan for temporary

containment of the contamination. Bhopal activists demonstrated in

support of the workers, and continue to press the Madhya Pradesh

government for safe cleanup and clean water. The International

Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB) is asking U.S. courts to hold

Union Carbide/Dow Chemical responsible for complete clean up of the

site. Read more: International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal

http://ga4.org/ct/dp1RIZS1NXch/

 

Bayer Will Discuss Lindane, a toxic pesticide banned in 52 countries,

is still allowed for use in the United States. Thanks to pressure from

PAN members' emails and phone calls to Bayer, the major distributor of

lindane in the country, Bayer has now agreed to meet with PAN to

discuss the potential elimination of this toxic pesticide. Read more.

http://ga4.org/ct/c11RIZS1NXcn/

 

Public Outcry Forces EPA to Cancel Study Members of PAN and many

partner organizations signed petitions and sent letters to stop the

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) plans for an

industry-financed study that would expose infants and children to

pesticides. Not only did your signatures help to postpone the study,

the issue caught the attention of Senator Barbara Boxer, who made this

a major issue in the nomination of Stephen Johnson to head the EPA,

forcing him to completely cancel the study! Read more.

http://ga4.org/ct/d71RIZS1NXcy/

 

 

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