Pollution victims lawsuit (jan 1, 1971 – dec 31, 1973)
Description:
"Big four" victims of Minamata and Niigata mercury poisoning, cadmium poisoning, asthma from air pollution win rights to compensation- sit-ins and boycotts
- force government and corporations to take preventive and remedial steps in future
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Date:
jan 1, 1971
dec 31, 1973
~ 3 years