Appalachian Voices: Advocates, Coal Miners Applaud Progress Towards New Silica Dust Rule
July 01, 2023
July 01, 2023
BOONE, North Carolina, July 1 (TNSgov) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on June 30, 2023:
Today, the Biden Administration's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) released a long-delayed draft rule to protect coal miners from exposure to respirable silica -- the principal cause of the resurgence of deadly black lung disease. The draft rule was announced shortly after six senators and 28 groups sent letters urging its release amid bureaucratic delays . . .
Today, the Biden Administration's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) released a long-delayed draft rule to protect coal miners from exposure to respirable silica -- the principal cause of the resurgence of deadly black lung disease. The draft rule was announced shortly after six senators and 28 groups sent letters urging its release amid bureaucratic delays . . .