Decades after asbestos contamination was discovered in Libby, Montana, families and courts are still grappling with the health impacts.

A federal appeals court is hearing arguments over whether a Texas company can be held liable for the deaths of two Montana asbestos victims.

BNSF Railway is appealing a 2024 jury verdict that found the Texas-based company liable for the toxic conditions of its rail ...

A panel of judges at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appeared skeptical of plaintiffs’ claims that BNSF Railway is ...

In last week's Montana Moment, NBC Montana brought you the story of a secondhand store and pawnshop in Libby.In its tenure of ...

Libby's CARD Clinic is facing a new federal lawsuit, this time from its insurance carrier. General Star Indemnity Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, which also owns BNSF Railway, filed an ...

For three decades, the Grace plant was used to stockpile vermiculite from the mine before the material was exported by rail across the U.S. for use as attic insulation. The town's ball fields are ...

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) -- W.R. Grace & Co. has appealed a federal judge's ruling that it must pay the Environmental Protection Agency the full $54.5 million for asbestos cleanup in Libby, along with any ...

Explore Libby, Montana's hidden tragedy. This picturesque town, nestled in the Kootenai River Valley, faced one of America's worst environmental disasters. Uncover the greed and negligence behind the ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Montanans are well aware of the asbestos disaster caused by the vermiculite mine in Libby that ...

Montanans are well aware of the asbestos disaster caused by the vermiculite mine in Libby that turned the town into a Superfund site. Libby’s tremolite asbestos lurked in the shadows for decades until ...