June 17, 2009 - The Environmental Protection Agency for the first time has determined there is a public health emergency in a contaminated community, targeting a Montana town Wednesday for immediate federal attention.
The announcement by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson involving Libby, Mont., will not result in an evacuation, but will require an extensive, home-by-home cleanup and better health protections for residents with asbestos-related illnesses. The EPA will invest at least $125 million over the next five years in the ongoing clean up.
Jackson called Libby a "tragic public health situation" that has not received the recognition it deserves from the federal government for far too long.
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