#OTD in 1984, a U.S.-owned pesticide factory explosion killed and poisoned thousands in Bhopal, India.
We must act to prevent disasters like this and hold companies responsible when they happen. A new resolution introduced today would help achieve that:
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Dollar store shoppers shouldn’t have to worry about lead in their gingerbread cookies! Tell @dollartree / @familydollar & @DollarGeneral you’ve had it with FDA recalls: time to clean up the supply chain. #nontoxicdollarstores
We’re calling on @DollarTree / @familydollar & @DollarGeneral: no more toxic products on the shelves! Visit your local dollar store in person, or send an email today. Sign up to receive additional materials to help you take action: bit.ly/pledgewkofaction24
#nontoxicdollarstores
TODAY, the Campaign for Healthier Solutions brings community voices to the Dollar General shareholder meeting. It’s time for @DollarGeneral to buckle down & show consistent commitment to improving their chemical policy & stocking local, healthy food. #dollargeneral #dollarstore
CHS will be testing dollar store products this year in order to assess their progress on phasing out harmful chemicals. Follow @nontoxdlrstores for CHS’ coverage of the Dollar General shareholder meetings and to learn how you can get involved in making dollar store products safe.
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These accidents happening far too frequently - @epa thenewlede.org/2023/11/hazar… – at Missouri, USA
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We know @EPA calls them "accidents".. but there's a reason we don't refer to chemical fires, explosions and releases that way.
⬇️@tejasbarrios says it best.
“If I was involved in a car crash and hurt someone, I can’t just put my hands up and say ‘it was an accident,” said Juan Parras of @tejasbarrios
“So why are we letting Shell and its funders get away with incidents like this?”
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I was honored to be interviewed by @NewsHour for this story.
On average, there’s a chemical incident in the U.S. every two days.
@johnyangtv reports from North Carolina, where one city is trying to move forward after a chemical disaster in 2022. to.pbs.org/3Q7Tbg4
One chemical disaster is unacceptable. One every other day is unconscionable. Chemical disasters are entirely preventable. Environmental Justice communities are disproportionately harmed. @EPA can change this. Will they #preventchemicaldisasters? #FixTheRMP #EJ
It’s beyond time for the @DOJPH to issue the summons compelling Dow to appear in Indian Court so that they can finally, decades later, be brought to justice for the 1984 Bhopal pesticide gas disaster that has since killed and injured nearly a half million people.
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A hurricane could spark a chemical disaster so massive that no corner of New Orleans would be safe. According to the Chalmette Refinery’s Risk Management Plan, an accident could unleash a fast-moving and potentially lethal gas that could reach anywhere in the metro area. (🧵1/7)
Way to go @nontoxdlrstores on the approved @DollarGeneral shareholder resolution for a worker safety and well-being audit! DG now needs to phase out toxic chemicals from receipts to protect their workers!
Breaking: A shareholder resolution calling for @DollarGeneral to conduct an independent worker safety and well-being audit was approved.
Dollar General advised its shareholders to vote no but we weren't having it.
Glad to see that the news is paying attention to the need for safer chemicals and processes to #preventchemicaldisasters @EPA listen up and #FixtheRMP!
There is a chemical explosion, fire or toxic release every other day in the US. "That is just too much."
@mayanye shares recommendations of coalition calling on @EPA to #preventchemicaldisasters by requiring facilities to switch to safer chemical alternatives.
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Today we're in DC calling for a #FarmBill that centers human health by reducing reliance on toxic chemicals.
Farmworkers and small farmers agree- there are better ways to farm. Follow to hear our stories & priorities👇
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Cancer in Houston, air pollution in Chicago, water in Flint — ppl nationwide are dealing w contamination, and I talked to activists in other places who see their stories in the aftermath of the East Palestine derailment.
“The fight is really the same.” washingtonpost.com/nation/20…
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Our Supreme Court has reserved all its sympathy and justice ONLY for Union Carbide, a corporation that continues to abscond from the criminal case on Bhopal gas disaster even today. Survivors of Bhopal disaster deserve just closure, writes Upendra Baxi
indianexpress.com/article/op… – at Bhopal, India
Today brings yet another blow in the pursuit of restoration and justice for the survivors of the #UnionCarbide #Dow #BhopalDisaster. Solutions for #EastPalestine that don’t remedy this chemical disaster are #FalseSolutions.
Maya Nye retweeted
Revealed: the US is averaging one chemical accident every two days @guardian @thenewledenews @sejorg @earthjustice @stoptoxics theguardian.com/us-news/2023…
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The @EPA plays a critical role in safeguarding communities from chemical disasters, but we need to do more – which is why I’m urging the agency to strengthen their proposed Risk Management Program rule before it’s finalized later this year.
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We need stronger regulations for high-risk chemical facilities to protect our workers, environmental justice communities, & first responders.
That’s why I sent a letter w/ @SenBooker & 47 colleagues to Adm. @EPAMichaelRegan to ask him to strengthen the @EPA proposed RMP rule.
