Libby, Mont., is a strange place. In the morning, the Cabinet Mountains sparkle, sporting new snow way up on the highest peaks. Folks arrive at work, open the front doors of their businesses and shout out "Mornin'" from across the street. Joggers pass by my house, dodging a stray doe that lingers after a night of garden feasting. Yes, this is also the town that in July was declared a "disaster area." The EPA described what happened to this town as the worst case of industrial poisoning of a community in American history. Libby is covered with asbestos, or more accurately, it was. For close to 70 years, the same corporation that inspired the movie "A Civil Action" mined asbestos-containing vermiculite close to the town. For years, the workers drove to the mine along the banks of the magnificent Kootenai River. Most mornings, they were probably smiling because they