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Lawmakers, union urge mine safety regulators to act on silica dust

Lawmakers, union urge mine safety regulators to act on silica dust

A group of Ohio Valley senators says a watchdog agency’s recent report shows that federal regulators must do more to protect coal miners from silica dust.
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Federal watchdog finds coal safety regulator not protecting miners from silica dust

Federal watchdog finds coal safety regulator not protecting miners from silica dust

MSHA’s current standards for silica have not substantively changed in over 50 years, the report found, despite growing consensus that silica is a major contributor to a surge in black lung disease that’s centered in the Ohio Valley.
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