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A new federal rule aims to protect miners from black lung disease
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Silica dust, thrown into the air while mining, has contributed to a staggering rise in cases of progressive, incurable, and…
Silica dust, thrown into the air while mining, has contributed to a staggering rise in cases of progressive, incurable, and…
Coal miners in southwest Virginia, and elsewhere in central Appalachia, have the country’s highest rates of advanced black lung…
Después de décadas de cabildeo intensivo, peticiones, testimonios sinceros y la muerte de innumerables mineros, los reguladores…
After decades of intensive lobbying, petitioning, heartfelt testimony and the deaths of countless miners, federal regulators…