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Interviewer(s)
Justin Angle
Interviewee(s)
Tracy McNew, Leroy Thom
Description
Tracy McNew is executive director of the Center for Asbestos Related Disease (CARD) in Libby, Montana, and LeRoy Thom is the clinic board president. The CARD clinic provides critical services to the Libby community as they recover from the legacy of vermiculite mining. In this episode, Tracy and LeRoy discuss how the CARD is addressing the health impacts of asbestos exposure, the Affordable Care Act’s provisions to fund care for asbestos-related diseases, and the clinic’s legal battles with BNSF Railway.
Date Published
6-20-2024
Language
eng
Run Time
28 minutes, 40 seconds
Digital File Format
audio/mp3
Document Type
Podcast
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Angle, Justin W., "Tracy McNew & Leroy Thom of Libby’s CARD Clinic" (2024). A New Angle Podcasts. 348.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/348