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A half-century ago, top U.S. health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust. The inaction since has
A half-century ago, top U.S. health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust. The inaction since has
An estimated 1 in 5 tenured miners in Central Appalachia has black lung disease; one in 20 has the most disabling form of black lung.
Inaction on mine safety and delays in adopting strict rules protecting miners contributed to the premature deaths of thousands from black lung.
A half-century ago, top U.S. health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust. The inaction since has