Coal miners are legally allowed to be exposed to twice as much dangerous silica dust as any other worker. That needs to change.
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Tighter silica rules needed to protect miners from black lung disease
TAGS: black lung association Black Lung Disability Trust Fund black lung disease coal dust Mine Safety and Health Administration MSHA silica dust
Coal Company Accused of Intimidating Whistleblowers
The U.S. Department of Labor has cited Murray Energy Corp. for violations after it sought to retaliate against miners who made complaints anonymously.
Labor Dept. Audits MSHA
Following a scathing report by two media organizations into unpaid mine safety fines, the U.S. Department of Labor has announced plans to audit the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s handling of delinquent penalties. The 2014 report by NPR and Mine…
Coal Generated Electricity Drops To All-Time Low in First Quarter
By Jessica Kennedy Data released in early May show that coal’s current share of U.S. electricity generation is at an all-time low. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Short-Term Energy Outlook report, coal made up only 36 percent of…
TAGS: Coal coal electricity Energy Information Administration Mine Safety and Health Administration Natural Gas U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Short-Term Energy Outlook report
Appalachian Coal Mining Jobs Reach 14-year High
Increase Comes Despite Arguments that Regulations Kill Jobs Some congressional representatives claim that federal oversight of mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia threatens domestic coal production and the regions coal mining jobs, but new government data indicates the opposite is true.…
TAGS: Appalachian politics Coal coal production EPA Mine Safety and Health Administration Mining Jobs Mountaintop Removal Mountaintop removal permits Office of Surface Mining surface mining
