MISSOULA, Mont. -- W.R. Grace & Co. and seven of its current or former executives have been indicted on federal charges that they knowingly put their workers and the public in danger through exposure ...

LIBBY, Mont. — Doug Shaw has lived in Libby for decades, and he said he’s dying because of it. Shaw is one of thousands of people doctors say are sick because of asbestos exposure in the city -- ...

Alan Stringer, one of seven executives awaiting trial in the government's conspiracy case against W.R. Grace and Co., has died of cancer at age 62. He died Feb. 24 in Oak Harbor, Wash. Funeral ...

Seven years ago last week, W.R. Grace & Co. filed for bankruptcy protection against 112,000 lawsuits filed on behalf of people who had been sickened or killed because of exposure to asbestos in ...

University of Montana law and journalism students are covering the W.R. Grace trial via a blog. MISSOULA — Questioning of a federal official prominent in the government’s response to asbestos ...

Asbestos-containing vermiculite from the Grace mine was used as insulation in millions of houses across the U.S. In Libby, contaminated waste from the mine was unwittingly used by many residents as a ...

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) -- W.R. Grace & Co. has appealed a federal judge's ruling that it must pay the Environmental Protection Agency the full $54.5 million for asbestos cleanup in Libby, along with any ...

W.R. Grace & Co. has agreed to pay the federal government $250 million to settle a bankruptcy claim for asbestos cleanup costs in Libby, but the lion's share of the money will reimburse the ...