Libby Declared Public Health Emergency

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EPA announces a public health emergency at Libby Asbestos Superfund Site

On June 17, 2009, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson issued a Public Health Emergency (PHE) finding at the Libby Asbestos Superfund site in northwest Montana. Over the past several years, hundreds of cases of asbestos-related disease have been documented in the communities of Libby and nearby Troy.

This is the first time EPA has made a finding under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (or Superfund) that conditions at a site constitute a Public Health Emergency. The finding recognizes the serious health impacts from asbestos contamination in Libby. EPA is working closely with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which will help provide needed asbestos-related medical care to Libby and Troy residents.

EPA will hold a Town Meeting in Libby on June 22, 2009
7:00 to 9:00 pm
The Little Theater
724 Louisiana Avenue
(School Administration Building)
Please call the EPA Information Center if you have questions
(406) 293-6194

Note: the documents below are Adobe PDF files (about PDF files)

Documents

PHE Determination and Findings (3 pp, 107K)

Summary Information on Libby PHE (6 pp, 61K)

Action Memo (24 pp, 6.5 MB)

Certification of Index of Documents in the Administrative Record (4 pp, 1.4 MB)