The U.S. Department of Justice and residents of Libby Montana lost their case against W.R. Grace on Friday. Environmental
experts testified in the 11 week pollution criminal case which resulted in W.R. Grace and its executives being found not guilty of environmental pollution
crimes against deceased and living residents of Libby Montana. Mineweb.com reports:
Libby residents--of whom 1,200 have died or developed cancer or lung disease related to a vermiculite mine which contained deadly asbestos fibers. The vermiculite was contaminated with tremolite asbestos, which has been linked to mesothelioma, a cancer that can attack the lungs, abdomen or heart.
The defense for the company and Grace executives who had been charged by the Justice Department argued the company had worked for years to clean up the facility.
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