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    Since “most pleural abnormalities don’t actually interfere with lung function,” the statement that dangerous asbestos exposures extended beyond the workplace in Libby, Mont., must be considered an opinion or assumption, not something confirmed by scientific studies. The heading for the article could just as well have ended “may only be a minor problem.” Bud MarchettePebble […]

    By Science News
  2. Earth

    More Than a Miner Problem: Asbestos exposure is prevalent in mining community

    A new study of the residents of Libby, Mont., confirms that even people who don't work with asbestos can have lung abnormalities caused by the mineral.

    By Ben Harder
  3. Earth

    Double Trees: City trees grow bigger than country cousins

    Clones of an Eastern cottonwood grow twice as well in the New York metropolitan sprawl as in rural New York State.