By NPR
Washington – The chemical company W.R. Grace has been charged with knowingly exposing mine workers and residents of a small Montana town to asbestos.
The federal indictment charges seven current and former executives with conspiring to release the deadly substance at a mine in Libby, Mont., and then covering up the dangers.
Grace officials denied any criminal wrongdoing in a statement.
Andrew Schneider, a reporter for the Post-Dispatch first covered the Libby, Mont. asbestos matter as a reporter in Seattle. He also wrote a book about the town called An Air That Kills and spoke with NPR's Renee Montagne on Morning Edition.
To hear the interview, click here.