Jury BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands The Associated Press

Image for article Jury BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands  The Associated Press
News Source : Associated Press

News Summary

  • Libby, the town of 3,000 along the Kootenai River has emerged as one of deadliest Superfund pollution sites in the nation’s history
  • A federal jury on Monday, April 22, said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths in 2020 of two people who were exposed to asbestos in the Libby area decades ago
HELENA, Mont. (AP) A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Monta [+5847 chars]

Must read Articles