Asbestos-containing vermiculite from the Grace mine was used as insulation in millions of houses across the U.S. In Libby, contaminated waste from the mine was unwittingly used by many residents as a ...

MISSOULA, Mont. W.R. Grace and Co. and seven senior employees were charged in an indictment released Monday with conspiring for decades to hide the dangers posed by asbestos contamination in a Montana ...

MISSOULA, Mont. -- A medical expert testifying Tuesday in the W.R. Grace trial described his disbelief when, arriving in Libby 10 years ago, he found that people who had never worked at the W. R.

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) -- After years of delays, the people of a Montana mining town are getting their day in court to see a major chemical company face federal charges accusing it of poisoning their ...

HELENA — For residents of Libby ravaged by asbestos-related diseases, U.S. Sen. Max Baucus has delivered on health care — including special government coverage like nowhere else in America. “Just ...

LIBBY - People sickened by asbestos from a Libby mine that closed in 1990 continue to hope for a meaningful trial as federal appellate judges consider the future of the government's case against mine ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – A proposed standard for federal cleanup of asbestos contamination in a Montana town concludes that even a tiny amount of the material can lead to lung problems _ a benchmark far ...

A panel of federal judges on Tuesday appeared skeptical of arguments from lawyers for two deceased plaintiffs that railroad giant BNSF Railway is liable for past asbestos contamination at its rail ...

Long before she joined a major legal case for asbestos victims, Joyce Walder had a bold streak, according to her sister, Judith Hemphill. On a recent Monday in October, walking through the forests of ...

WASHINGTON — A federal judge has ordered the company that operated a Libby, Mont., vermiculite mine to repay $54.5 million the federal government has spent investigating and cleaning up the ...