Thousands dead of Asbestos from WR Grace mine in Libby, Montana-2/4
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A Town Suffering for Generations: Decades of Asbestos Exposure by WR Grace Mine Leave Hundreds Dead, 1200+ Sickened in Libby We broadcast from Missoula, Montana, where an environmental crimes trial is underway in what the government has called the nations biggest environmental disaster. Hundreds of miners, their family members and townsfolk have died, and at least 1200 have been sickened, from exposure to asbestos-containing ore from a mine in Libby, Montana, owned by WR Grace and Company. We speak with Gayla Benefield, one of the first residents in Libby to raise awareness about the story and gain it national attention. Both her parents died from asbestosis. She and her husband both have the disease, and thirty members of her extended family have been affected. [includes rush transcript]
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May 11th, 2010 at 11:52 am
i used to live there. so many of the people that i knew died because of asbestos. it was so sad. my dad’s pharmacy tech got rheumatoid arthritis because of it, she was even confined to a wheelchair and she was one of the strongest willed people that i have ever known. it was so sad
May 11th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
profit>health and safety
May 11th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
i have been working asbestos/lead/hazardous waste removal since 1988> They use this video alot in trainging classes. My heart goes out to that work there and live in Libby.
May 11th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
wow….