NJ outraged over hidden asbestos report

Libby Montana News Archive

LibbyMt.com > News > March 2005 > NJ outraged over hidden asbestos report

NJ outraged over hidden asbestos report
EPA knew of Libby/New Jersey asbestos health risks in 1985
March 26, 2005
Former workers, families, environmental advocacy groups and local, state and federal elected officials in New Jersey expressed outrage on Friday about a newly uncovered report showing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) knew in 1985 of health risks to workers from asbestos exposure in a plant operated by W.R. Grace in Hamilton, New Jersey. The plant processed asbestos-laden vermiculite from the Libby, Montana mine to make insulation and fire-proofing materials. The copyrighted story by staff writer Darryl R. Isherwood is posted online on nj.com, an online version of The Times.

According to the story, the report was conducted for the EPA in 1985 and said 92,000 people who lived and worked around the Hamilton, New Jersey processing plant were at risk from asbestos exposure. Residents and officials in New Jersey are now calling for more investigation of EPA’s handling of the issues related to the Libby mine where the Hamilton plant material originated, as well as the lack of follow-through by the EPA to notify New Jersey plant workers and townspeople of potential asbestos exposure health risks in 1985.

To read the entire March 26 story from The Times on nj.com, click on this link:
Outrage about hidden report (by Darryl R. Isherwood for The Times)

LibbyMt.com > News > March 2005 > NJ outraged over hidden asbestos report

LibbyMT.com
PO Box 940, Libby, MT 59923
406-293-3608
e-mail: info@libbymt.com