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MSHA pauses new silica rule, citing changes with federal agencies (www.wvtf.org)

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The federal government is pushing back a deadline to implement a new silica rule in mines. According to the rule which went into effect last year, coal mines were supposed to be in compliance April 14, and that’s now scheduled to take effect in August.

In Appalachia, 1 in 5 miners get black lung disease, the highest level ever recorded, according to a NIOSH study published in 2018. Black Lung disease is caused by exposure to silica dust.

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