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That night, 40 years ago

Bano Bi lived next to Union Carbide Corporation’s pesticide plant in Bhopal when it leaked the toxic methyl isocyanate in 1984. Four decades later, Bano Bi continues to suffer from health conditions linked to exposure to the gasPhotograph: Rakesh Kumar malviya

Bhopal gas disaster is a tragedy that people continue to face

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Inescapable threat

Protestors in Brussels demonstrate against the European Commission’s decision for a five-year extension of a licence to sell glyphosate, a broad-spectrum pesticide, on November 27, 2017Photograph: Reuters

Chemical pollution is the most underrated and underreported risk of the 21st century that threatens all species and regions

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