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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.
Federal mine regulators didn’t complete more than 1,500 mandatory mine safety and health inspections over a three-year period, according to a new audit report, a finding that has significant implications
A labor lawyer by trade, Chris Williamson knows how unique a federal regulation designed to protect coal miners suffering from black lung disease is.
Miner allies find the numbers breathtaking.
Gary Hairston loses his breath, not his voice.