Members of the nation’s only unsalaried legislature are asking voters to reconsider their volunteer status that has endured ...

The removal of asbestos-containing vermiculite in Park City has been completed following a windstorm in December. The cleanup focused on residential yards and public roadways most ...

Jean Pfau and Tracy McNew highlight the ongoing health risks and the need for updated evaluations of the remediation efforts at The Libby Asbestos Superfund Site ...

A federal court ruled Tuesday that BNSF Railway can’t be held liable for vermiculite shipments that spread asbestos contamination along its tracks in Libby.

A federal appeals court has overturned a judge's finding that BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people in a ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has thrown out an $8 million jury verdict against BNSF Railway Co., ruling that the railroad cannot be held strictly liable under Montana law for ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with BNSF in the railway's claim that it was required by law to accept shipment of the contaminated materials.

Following a civil trial, a jury in 2024 awarded $4 million each to the estates of the two people who died in 2020. Their families blamed the railroad for allowing asbestos-contaminated mining material ...

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court's decision in a Libby asbestos case, ruling in favor of BNSF Railway.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal appeals court has overturned a judge’s finding that BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths ...

A federal appeals court on Tuesday sided with railroad giant BNSF Railway in a case filed by the estates of two Libby asbestos victims who died from cancer after living ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A federal appeals court on Tuesday sided with railroad giant BNSF Railway in a case filed by the ...