US EditionTrump Administration Delays Rule Protecting Coal Miners From Black Lung
The Trump Administration's repeated delays and legal negotiations with industry groups block enforcement of a silica dust rule that could prevent over 1,000 deaths among coal miners, advocates say.
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Trump Is Delaying a Lifesaving Safety Rule for Coal Miners
Donald Trump loves to present himself as a champion of coal miners. But his administration keeps delaying the implementation of a safety rule to lower miners’ exposure to deadly silica dust. Coal miners listen as President Donald J Trump speaks and signs executive orders about coal production at the White House on April 8, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford / the Washington Post via Getty Images) It has not been a very good year for the A…
More Coal Miner Lives in Jeopardy as Silica Safeguard Delayed Yet Again - Appalachian Citizens' Law Center
Coal Industry’s Attempts to Avoid Accountability Continue as Black Lung Epidemic Endures COAL COUNTRY – Measures that prevent deadly silica dust exposure among coal miners are indefinitely delayed, as coal industry lawyers and the Trump Administration’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reportedly continue to negotiate a settlement to the industry’s case to block safeguards that were initially scheduled to come into effect on April 14…
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