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Epa

Killing Libby

The EPA called it the most severe exposure to a hazardous material in American history. The only people in Libby, Montana, who didn’t see it coming were the victims.

Mark Levine Men's Journal Aug 2001 30min Permalink

Science

Last Ones Left in a Toxic Kansas Town

On the final two holdouts in Treece, Kansas, a former mining town that is soon to be wiped off the maps.

Wes Enzinna New York Times Magazine May 2012 15min Permalink