Wasting Libby: The True Story of How the WR Grace Corporation Left a Montana Town to Die (and Got Away with It)

by Andrea Peacock

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A chronicle of decades of neglect by state and federal agencies, allowing the Grace Corporation to reap millions in profits from the largest vermiculite mine in the world while knowingly exposing generations of Montana residents to fatal levels of asbestos-contaminated dust. One in every 40 residents of the valley has died from or suffers from illnesses related to asbestos and many more cases are still expected to surface. Libby's story, which culminates...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1849350175

ISBN13:9781849350174

Release Date:July 2010

Publisher:AK Press

Length:270 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.2" x 7.5"

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