India’s AG wants to double payout from US chemical company
India’s Attorney General has filed a case to double the payout for a 1984 tragedy caused by U.S. chemical company Dow Chemicals. The company owned a Union Carbide chemical plant in Bhopal, India, which leaked gas 26 years ago and caused the death of thousands of people in the area. Dow Chemical paid a $470 million settlement in 1989, but now India is petitioning for over $1 billion.
Joining us for more on the story is Mark Dummett, South Asia reporter for our partner the BBC.
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