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Their Day in Cote
Groundwork begins for Ivory Coast toxic-dumping lawsuit |
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08 Jan 2007 |
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| Their Day in Cote Groundwork begins for Ivory Coast toxic-dumping lawsuit It's been almost five months since a cargo ship dumped over 400 tons of toxic "slops" in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, leaving at least 10 people dead and more than 40,000 ill. At the time, residents of the African nation responded by blockading streets, burning stuff, and collapsing their government. Now that's direct action ... |
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| Topics: Africa, environmental justice, news, politics, toxics (all these topics) |
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