New rule cracks down on coal companies’ abandonment of black lung liabilities
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service A new federal rule aims to close a loophole allowing coal companies to walk…
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Advocates say new silica dust rule won’t curb black lung; affected miners are younger, sicker
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service After the Biden administration released a new rule setting standards to limit exposure to…
New study shows as black-lung cases have surged Central Appalachia, so have lung transplants
A new study published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine shows that, as black-lung cases have surged in the…