This is the
horrifying
true story
of the decades-long poisoning of a small town and the definitive
exposé
of asbestos in America -- all told by the prize-winning journalists who
broke it.
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This is the
story of
miners who were
unaware of the toxins they took into their lungs, then brought home in
their clothes-infecting their families.
It is the story
of the
ongoing use
of asbestos in products ranging from insulation to cat litter.
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It is the story
behind
the George
W. Bush administration's successful campaign to cover up the full
extent
of the post-9/11 asbestos problem in Lower Manhattan.
But it is also the
story
of the townspeople
and government workers who took on the government in Washington to
demand
justice for those who died -- and those who are still dying -- of
preventable
exposure to asbestos. .
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An
Air That Kills
How the
Asbestos Poisoning
of Libby, Montana, Uncovered a National Scandal
by
Andrew Schneider
and David McCumber
Berkley,
2005.
Order
a copy.
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