South Africa: Legislators Want Tougher Measures and Inspections for Chemical Storage Areas to Avoid Another UPL Disaster

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Most KwaZulu-Natal legislators seem united about holding UPL to account for the Cornubia chemical inferno and the resulting pollution of the human and natural environment -- except for a minority party that took the startling view that the Indian-owned farm poisons giant should not be punished for being in the 'wrong place' at the wrong time.

Months after large volumes of pesticides and other chemicals poisoned the air, sea, rivers and soils around Durban, legislators want tougher regulation of hazardous chemical facilities -- including an immediate audit of all companies that store or handle toxic or dangerous substances.

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