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Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffet's railroad to court

  • BNSF Railway is accused of negligence and wrongful death for contaminating the Libby area with asbestos, leading to hundreds of deaths and thousands of illnesses.
  • Despite denying responsibility, BNSF faces lawsuits for its role in the pollution, with cleanup efforts costing an estimated $600 million.
  • Asbestos exposure in Libby has prompted legal battles, settlements, and ongoing health risks, with victims seeking justice against the railway company.
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Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffet's railroad to court

It's been almost 25 years since federal authorities, responding to news reports of deaths and illnesses, descended on the small northwestern Montana town of Libby to clean it up

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom
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Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffett's railroad to court

It's been almost 25 years since federal authorities, responding to news reports of deaths and illnesses, descended on the small northwestern Montana town of Libby to clean it up. Now,

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Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffet's railroad to court

It's been almost 25 years since federal authorities, responding to news reports of deaths and illnesses, descended on the small northwestern Montana town of Libby to clean it up

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Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffet's railroad to court

By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press LIBBY, Mont. (AP) — Paul Resch remembers playing baseball as a kid on a field constructed from asbestos-tainted vermiculite, mere yards from railroad tracks where trains kicked up clouds of dust as they hauled the contaminated material from a mountaintop mine through the northwestern Montana town of Libby. He liked to sneak into vermiculite-filled storage bins at an adjacent rail yard, to tra…

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Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffet's railroad to court

By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press LIBBY, Mont. (AP) — Paul Resch remembers playing baseball as a kid on a field constructed from asbestos-tainted vermiculite, mere yards from railroad tracks where trains kicked up clouds of dust as they hauled the contaminated material from a mountaintop mine through the northwestern Montana town of Libby. He liked to sneak into vermiculite-filled storage bins at an adjacent rail yard, to tra…

1 month ago·Idaho Falls, United States
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Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffett’s railroad to court

Paul Resch remembers playing baseball as a kid on a field constructed from asbestos-tainted vermiculite, mere yards from railroad tracks where trains kicked up clouds of dust as they hauled the contaminated material from a mountaintop mine through the northwestern Montana town of Libby.

1 month ago·New York, United States
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