Federal regulation capping toxic airborne silica has been decades in the making. The delay has cost miners dearly.
The Biden administration agreed Tuesday to limit workers' exposure to toxic silica dust, a common byproduct in U.S. mining ...
Tougher federal limits on miners’ exposure to toxic silica dust are creating a slew of compliance challenges for mine ...
The Department of Labor recently released a new rule that significantly lowers how much silica dust is legally allowed inside ...
Medical experts say data is still short on the full extent of diseases tied to silica dust — silicosis, lung cancer and black ...
Silica dust is a known cause of black lung disease among coal miners. The new federal rule seeks to limit their exposure.
Federal regulators say they’ve finally crafted a rule that will protect coal and other miners from toxic silica dust, a ...
The Labor Department announced Tuesday it has issued a new federal rule on miners' safety; the rule cuts down the permissible ...
On Tuesday, federal officials posted new rules to protect coal and other miners from toxic silica dust, a growing problem in mines that has left thousands sick and dying. It took mine safety ...