Montana Asbestos Clinic Seeks to Reverse Court Finding That It Submitted Hundreds of False Claims August 23, 2024 By Matthew Brown An attorney for a health clinic in a Montana town polluted with deadly asbestos asked a federal appeals court on...
Jury Rules BNSF Contributed to 2 Deaths in Montana Town Exposed to Asbestos April 25, 2024 By Amy Beth Hanson and Matthew Brown A federal jury said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago...
BNSF Says It Didn’t Know About Asbestos That’s Killed Hundreds in Montana Town April 23, 2024 By Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson BNSF Railway attorneys told a Montana jury that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths...
Petroleum Asphalt Remains in Yellowstone River in Montana After Train Derailment September 1, 2023 By Matthew Brown Two months after a railroad bridge collapse sent carloads of hazardous oil products plunging into Montana’s Yellowstone River, the cleanup...
Montana Clinic Files for Bankruptcy After $6M False Asbestos Claims Ruling August 15, 2023 By Matthew Brown A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination has filed for bankruptcy protection after a judge...
Push to Lower Wildfire Risk Across West Stumbles in Places July 17, 2023 By Matthew Brown Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide on worsening wildfires in...
Montana Superfund Town’s Clinic Accused of Submitting False Asbestos Claims June 30, 2023 By Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson A major U.S. railroad found liable for spreading hazardous asbestos that killed hundreds of people in a Montana town is...
Push to Lower Wildfire Risk Across West Stumbles in Places June 28, 2023 By Matthew Brown Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide on worsening wildfires in...
Young Plaintiffs’ Attorney Closes Montana Climate Change Trial with Call for Action June 21, 2023 By Amy Beth Hanson and Matthew Brown An attorney for 16 young plaintiffs urged a judge Tuesday to strike down as unconstitutional a Montana law that prohibits...
Weekend Mass Shootings Leave 6 People Dead and Dozens Injured Across the US June 20, 2023 By Matthew Brown Mass shootings and violence across the U.S. killed at least six people this weekend, including a Pennsylvania state trooper, and...