It was a celebratory moment years in the making when acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, flanked by miners and advocates, announced the rollout of a new rule limiting silica dust exposure for miners in Uniontown, Pennsylvania Tuesday. For years, advocates for mine safety had urged the federal government to adopt strict rules around the substance […] The post Mine safety advocates agree new silica dust rule is progress, but some worry it’s not enough appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
It was a celebratory moment years in the making when acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, flanked by miners and advocates, announced the rollout of a new rule limiting silica dust
It was a celebratory moment years in the making when acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, flanked by miners and advocates, announced the rollout of a new rule limiting silica dust exposure for miners in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, last week. For years, advocates for mine safety had urged the federal government to adopt strict rules around the […] The post Mine safety advocates agree new silica dust rule is progress, but some worry it’s not enough appeared first on Kentucky Lantern.
For years, advocates for mine safety have urged the federal government to adopt strict rules around the substance that has led to an increase in severe black lung cases among young miners. The post Mine safety advocates agree new silica dust rule is progress, but some worry it’s not enough appeared first on Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
Some miner advocacy groups have criticized the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration's new rule aimed at reducing miner exposure to toxic silica dust as too weak. They say the rule relies too much on good-faith involvement from coal mine operators with a history of sampling violations.
A federal court’s judgment against Gov. Jim Justice’s coal companies for lack of federally required notice to workers of mass job terminations has swelled above $1.9 million. The court’s 2023 judgment against Tams Management, Inc., Pay Car Mining, Inc., Bluestone Industries, Inc., Bluestone Resources, Inc., and Bluestone Coal Corporation followed an August 2022 jury trial finding in favor of former employee Jules Gautier. Gautier alleged the companies failed to provide 60-day notice required by the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act before October 2019 layoffs at the Burke Mountain Mine Complex in McDowell County.
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The West Virginia Democratic Party lambasted Don Blankenship for filing to run for U.S. Senate as a Democrat, saying he does not represent their values and is doing this as a "sad gimmick" to stay relevant.
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