Libby asbestos clinic abruptly shutters, two weeks early

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: August 13, 2026

Words: 221

Last Updated: 4 days, 22 hours ago

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A Libby clinic that focused on patients with asbestos-related diseases abruptly shuttered on Monday, two weeks earlier than its planned wind-down.

The Libby Center for Asbestos Related Disease has since 2000 offered screening and resources for patients with asbestos-related diseases due to exposure to vermiculite mined in the region throughout the 1900s.

According to a post on the clinic’s Facebook page, “unforeseen circumstances beyond CARD’s control, including circumstances relating to grant funding,” prevented the …

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