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Not your grandfather's black lung: Federal rule seeks to save coal miners from silica dust
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWorkers may get respite from breathing the toxic dust that remains omnipresent in U.S. mining...
Coal miners are getting new protections from silica dust linked to black lung disease
Associated Press via AOL· 1 month agoCoal miners will be better protected from poisonous silica dust that has contributed to the...
9 Times an N95 Mask Can Save Your Life During DIY
Bob Vila via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAn-N95-respirator-mask-sits-on-a-black-tabletop. Filtering face-piece respirators like N95 masks are often a standard piece of personal protective...
This proposal could further protect miners from black lung disease, if passed
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoRetired coal miner James Bounds, who has pneumoconiosis, more commonly known as “black lung,” poses...
Engineered stone counter tops are killing workers at high rates. What can consumers do about it?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSilicosis, a disease caused by silica dust produced when workers cut and grind engineered stone, is...
Black lung cases surge, miners seek relief through rule proposal
Newsy via AOL· 10 months agoNew Parkway underground mine in Central City, Ky. For America's Appalachian coal mining communities,...
U.S. miners are getting sicker younger. A new rule limits toxic silica dust exposure
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Biden administration agreed Tuesday to limit workers' exposure to toxic silica dust, a common byproduct in U.S. mining operations. The federal rule will reduce the allowable level of silica ...
Coal miners plead with feds for stronger enforcement during emotional hearing on black lung rule
AP Finance via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoLaboring to breathe, West Virginia coal miner Terry Lilly told federal regulators Thursday he is...
Shutdown looms, Sen. Dianne Feinstein has died, Scott Hall pleads guilty: 5 Things podcast
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOn Saturday's episode of the 5 Things podcast: A government shutdown looms after lawmakers failed to...
After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung
AP Finance via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoA half-century ago, the nation's top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine...
