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In 1973, it was discovered that Michigan Chemical had accidentally used the flame retardant chemical PBB instead of a vitamin additive for cattle feed.

At risk youth have an opportunity to make a change and get the help they need through a suicide-prevention camp put together by Native American tribes.

HARTFORD — The scars are still visible on Michelle Baxter’s arms....

In the early days of Rubbertown, no job was dirtier than an entry-level post at the B.F. Goodrich plant. Workers climbed into large vats that had held the chemical vinyl chloride to clean them. Decades later, at least 26 of these men have developed cancer and died from it.

Everyone in Rubbertown knows someone with cancer. But are people in these neighborhoods actually more likely to get cancer than other Louisville residents? What role has the nearby pollution played?

While they seem like the least likely candidates, the elderly are killing themselves with greater regularity than any other age group in Montana. That’s also true across the country, eroding the myth that teens run the highest risk of suicide.

Debbie Dolezal, 59, of Billings describe the pain, guilt and heavy-heartedness she still feels after her husband killed himself in 2008.

All of the major factories in Louisville's Rubbertown area have permits governing how much they can emit. But when residents report unpleasant smells, it’s hard to know where they’re coming from and whether a factory is violating its permit.

Sharrona Rembert didn't consider the smells she would encounter when renting her new house several months ago, but that is all she notices now.