In 2005, federal prosecutors charged W.R. Grace and several former executives. They said the company had knowingly put the people of Libby in danger, then tried to hide what it knew.
The trial began in February 2009. On May 8, the jury came back.
Not guilty. W.R. Grace and three former executives were cleared of every charge.
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"They have gotten away with murder," Gayla said.
Six weeks later, the EPA did something it had never done before. For the first time under the Superfund law, it declared a public health emergency, covering Libby and nearby Troy, with up to $130 million more for cleanup and medical care.
Gayla called it "a giant step forward."