US EditionFeds Chop Enforcement Staff and Halt Rules Meant To Curb Black Lung in Coal Miners
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littlebytesnews.comFeds Chop Enforcement Staff and Halt Rules Meant To Curb Black Lung in Coal Miners
In early April, President Donald Trump gathered dozens of hard-hat-clad coal miners around him in the White House East Room. He joked about arm-wrestling them and announced he was signing executive orders to boost coal production, “bringing back an industry that was abandoned,” and to “put the miners back to work.” Trump said he calls it “beautiful, clean” coal. “I tell my people never use the word ‘coal’ unless you put ‘beautiful, clean’ before…
In Pennsylvania, a state with a historic mining tradition, the resurgence of black lung disease among coal workers has rekindled the debate about the energy future and the need to strengthen workers’ health protection.A returning threat Black lung disease, or coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, has risen worryingly in recent years. Between 1999 and 2018, Pennsylvania recorded 3,258 deaths from this cause, the highest figure in the United States, accor…
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