stackyFACTSA town in Quebec was literally named 'Asbestos' and continued to aggressively mine and export the toxic mineral to developing nations until 2011. They fully knew it caused fatal lung diseases, but restricted it domestically while gleefully sending the hazardous dust overseas.
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