County officials seek clarity about the region’s post-cleanup future
From the Western News: A defining moment. That’s how Lincoln County Commissioner Mark Peck described the transition underway in Libby, Troy and Lincoln County as the state’s environmental agency assumes responsibilities for maintaining Superfund remedies the EPA has...
Future oversight of Superfund site may not include air quality monitoring
From the Western News: The EPA’s pending hand off of oversight responsibilities to the state for maintaining federal Superfund cleanup work in and around Libby will continue funding for the Lincoln County Asbestos Resource Program....
EPA Requesting Pubic Comments
The EPA is requesting public comments on a document titled Operable Units 4 & 7, Draft Institutional Control Implementation and Assurance Plan (ICIAP). The public comment period ends December 31st, 2019. If you need help going through the document and have questions...
Challenges and Progress in Mitigating Asbestos Exposure
From ADAO - Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Each year, nearly 40,000 Americans die from preventable, asbestos-caused diseases, yet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency still hasn’t banned this toxic substance. Asbestos, a known human carcinogen, can cause...
Lincoln County Assumes Responsibility for ERS Program
Lincoln County will assume responsibility January 1st for the Environmental Resource Specialists (ERS) program that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), initiated in 2006 to support local property owners with management of Libby amphibole asbestos before...
ADAO 14th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference
ADAO’s 14th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference April 13th – 15th, 2018 Join us at the ADAO 14th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference April 13th – 15th, 2018 - Washington, DC Since 2005, ADAO’s annual...
Global Asbestos Awareness Week
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is excited to once again be working with community leaders to make the 2016 Annual Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW) from April 1-7 impactful and successful. Since the awareness campaign began over a decade ago,...