‘They don’t care:’ Advocates for miners with black lung worry as silica dust rule delayed again

‘They don’t care:’ Advocates for miners with black lung worry as silica dust rule delayed again

Roosevelt Neal and Gary Hairston (right), members of the Fayette County Black Lung Association, sit in an office building of the U.S. Senate last May. They were visiting Washington, D.C. to speak with federal lawmakers about black lung. (Quenton King | Courtesy photo) A federal rule to limit coal miners’ exposure to dangerous silica dust — which was set to go into effect next week after already being delayed for months — is expected to be furthe…