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Good News in the Fight Against Mesothelioma
Updates on Julie Gundlach and the fight against mesothelioma.
Emergency Declaration in Libby Montana
The Envirionmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it has declared a “public health emergency” in Libby, Mont. Libby has had about 290 die, and nearly 2,000 become sickened from exposure to amphibole asbestos from a vermiculite mine located just outside of the town. According to the EPA press release, this is the first time [...]
Where do the Children Play?
Julie Gundlach was diagnosed with asbestos-related cancer at just 35 years old, and may represent the next wave of asbestos victims.
Introducing Asbestos Watch
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CFAC lawsuit survives
On Wednesday, Aug. 22, Bigfork cartoonist, painter and conservationist Elmer Sprunger died. He was 87 years old.
In May, the Independent published a story about Sprunger being the latest of at least 50 people who have filed lawsuits against current and previous owners of the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company plant for knowingly exposing them to asbestos in the workplace.
Illustrating his case
Among stacks of magazines, newspapers and books cluttered around his home, 87-year-old Bigfork resident Elmer Sprunger has no trouble finding a half-dozen cartoons stashed in one of his many filing cabinets. The stack is the illustrated history of his life, each cartoon drawn in Sprunger’s signature jaunty style. One shows him and a dozen other young men in military barracks, playing catch, conversing the day after Germany surrendered to the Allies, as one man in the foreground counts the days until they return home.
