Asbestos a killer to Libby residents
A federal ATSDR study finds Libby Montana shows asbestos related deaths far above state and national rates. reviewing 419 Libby death certificates from 1979 to 1998, 11 deaths due to asbestosis and four possibly asbestos related cancers were recorded in a town of 2500. W R Grace and Co faced lawsuits over illnesses and cleanup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena, Mont
Montana
Libby
Agency For Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Rubina Imtiaz
W.R. Grace and Co
Asbestos Death Toll Discussion Ties Libby to Libby
Grace vice president Bill Corcoran cautioned against drawing broad conclusions from any study about Libby asbestos deaths. He noted an earlier report suggesting the toll could top 100. Federal and independent labs began investigating in 1999 after newspapers linked mining to asbestos deaths among workers and families. Dr. Michael Spence said rates may be higher and death data may under-report. Asbestosis is a progressive lung disease from inhaling asbestos fibers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Bill Corcoran
Libby
Lincoln County
Michael Spence
Montana
Spence
Alaska village backs Bush plan for ANWR oil
Kaktovik Alaska with 238 residents bends toward Bush energy plan opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain to drilling. Village leaders see oil jobs amid 30 percent unemployment though environmentalists warn wildlife would be harmed. Clintonizzare debate continues with monument designation discussions and congressional hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
Kaktovik
Arctic
Tallahassee
Washington, D.C
CNN
Alfred Linn Jr
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Bush
al Gore
Linn
Cam Toohey
Arctic Power
Toohey
Northwest
Canada
Griz
Sarah Callaghan Chapell
The
Sierra Club
Clinton
Statue of Liberty
Little Bighorn Battlefield
Montana
Congress
White House
Callaghan Chapell
Arctic Ocean
George W. Bush
Also Mentioned on This Page
Atsdr.cdc.gov
Finney County
N. Main
Regan
Ak Ah
A.G. Edwards
Var Inayer
RTM
wcElieat Ent Broker
Garden City
Agedwards.com
Randy Fisher Ivestment Broker
California
Bruce Babbitt
Barb
Barb Hensley
Commerce Bank
St. Catherine Hospital
Benicasa
Gab
William T. Kemper Foundation
Commerce
Bancshares Foundation
Kansas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!