Multiple safety failures identified in chemical explosion

By Jim Morris

A new report on a 2008 explosion at a West Virginia pesticide factory offers a chilling account that raises questions about safeguards at th

Excerpts from this story referencing "Union Carbide":

"… that still stores large quantities of MIC, the chemical that leaked from a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal in December 1984. When the pressure vessel at Bayer CropSc …"

25 years after Bhopal, U.S. plant still using same toxic chemical

By M.B. Pell and Jim Morris

Earlier this week, seven former executives of Union Carbide India Ltd. were convicted of “death by negligence” and sentenced to two-year jai

Excerpts from this story referencing "Union Carbide":

"… site wasn’t up to the task. …"

"… nd four other chemicals leaked from the West Virginia plant, then owned by Union Carbide. The accident sent 135 people went to the hospital. According to a 1993 re …"

Quarter-century after Bhopal, a deadly chemical’s U.S. production to end

By Jim Morris

The last major U.S. producer of the chemical that killed thousands in Bhopal, India, 26 years ago – and was nearly released in a 2008 explos

Excerpts from this story referencing "Union Carbide":

"… ’s deadliest industrial accident.” The December 1984 leak at a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal killed at least 3,000 people and injured many th …"

"… ny thousands more. The Bayer CropScience plant in Institute, once owned by Union Carbide, continued making and storing large quantities of MIC long after other com …"

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Exporting an epidemic

By Jim Morris

Human toll reaches millions as asbestos industry expands worldwide

Excerpts from this story referencing "Union Carbide":

"… e animal experiments are performed. Court documents show that one sponsor, Union Carbide, paid $400,623 for work by Bernstein in 2003 and 2005.In an interview in h …"