Howard Berkes
Public Health Watch-
Addressing a problem first identified 50 years ago, federal regulators filed new rules to limit miners’ exposure to silica dust on Tuesday. -
New data shows that more than 1,500 miners have been diagnosed with a deadly lung disease linked to toxic silica dust found in coal mines — and Kentucky clinics may be seeing the most cases. After years of inaction, federal mine regulators are finally proposing to crack down on silica dust exposure, but will it be enough?
