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Daily small talk overshadows the funeral of a victim of asbestos exposure. Libby has a 60% higher rate of death from lung cancer than anywhere else in the United States.

Cloie Boardner watches her grandfather pound a cross into the ground at the Libby Cemetery prior to a memorial service for asbestos victims. Cloie's grandmother died of asbestosis and both her parents have lung abnormalities. It was also discoverd…

Mouners say goodbye to Mary Cassidy by placing roses atop her casket as her body is place into the grave.

A patient is engulfed in a CT scan at St. John's Lutheran Hospital to check his body for signs of asbestosis.

Faith and family values have always been a tie that has kept Libby connected as a whole during tough times. Here, members of libby Baptist Church pause for prayer during a Sunday service.

The housing market in Libby was stalled years ago by the decline in natural resources jobs. Now with the threat of asbestos reaching alarming rates, homes for sale in Libby are almost at a standstill.

Little leaguers round the bases at a ballfield outside of downtown Libby. It was the old ballfields in town were countless people were exposed to high-levels of airborne asbestos fibers as the fields were built with mine tailings from the W.R. Grace…

A tough economy makes for a bleak downtown Libby and now with the stigma of asbestos problems makes the towns future seem grim.

Before the sight of EPA workers in moonsuits became commonplace, curious residents would sneak a peek at operations and often would take some pictures.

Lerah Parker had a dream come true when W.R. Grace sold her riverfront property with enough dirt to start a successful nursery. Now her home has been razed and decades of personal belongings are now being sealed back into the mine. She has had to…