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Asbestos Continues to Plague Libby, Montana Residents

CPSM — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:42:20 +0000

Libby, Montana is a small town nestled the Northern Rockies along the beautiful Kootenai River. Although Libby is a recreational, hunting and fishing paradise, the town is now most famous for being the former home of an asbestos mine, owned and operated by WR Grace. Vermiculite asbestos, also known under the brand name, Zonolite, has [...]

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Libby, Montana EPA Suffers Another Asbestos Embarrassment

CPSM — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:58:20 +0000

The name Libby, Montana has become synonymous with asbestos cancer and mesothelioma diagnoses thanks to the town’s history of mining, processing, and distributing natural materials contaminated by the deadly carcinogen asbestos. For years contaminated vermiculite, a naturally occurring mineral which was once “baked” and then used as insulation, was taken from the ground and [...]

Libby, Montana EPA Suffers Another Asbestos Embarrassment is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Asbestos in Libby Declared Public Health Emergency

CPSM — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:25:22 +0000

After reviewing the situation at the Libby asbestos site, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Lisa Jackson, declared that the conditions presented a significant threat to public health and declared the site a public health emergency. As a result, the northwest Montana town will now receive more than $130 million from the Obama Administration to assist with on-going clean up [...]

Asbestos in Libby Declared Public Health Emergency is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

W.R. Grace Asbestos Trial Finishes First Week

CPSM — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:16:43 +0000

The week marked the beginning of the high-profile trial against W.R. Grace & Co. and five of their executives. Grace is charged with federal conspiracy of knowingly exposing their workers and residents in Libby, Montana to asbestos, a toxic substance known to cause fatal diseases such as mesothelioma and asbestosis. They are also charged with obstruction [...]

W.R. Grace Asbestos Trial Finishes First Week is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.