NPR Points to Government Failures in Preventing Black Lung
Today National Public Radio (NPR) is running a powerful story by Howard Berkes, one of their investigative reporters who has been central to documenting the resurgence…
11th Circuit Rejects Coal Industry’s Challenge to MSHA’s Dust Rule (National Mining Association v. Secretary)
Breaking news: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit rejected the coal industry’s challenge to the 2014 dust rule by the U.S. Department of…
MSHA Announces Final Coal Dust Rule
For the first time since 1972, the Department of Labor has passed new respirable coal dust standards for U.S. coal mines. The updated limit, which was originally proposed…