Coal miners getting new protections from silica dust linked to black lung disease

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Coal miners will be better protected from poisonous silica dust that has contributed to the premature deaths of thousands of mine workers from a respiratory ailment commonly known as "black lung" disease, the Labor Department said Tuesday as it issued a new federal rule on miners' safety. Read More

Coal miners getting new protections from silica dust linked to black lung disease

Coal miners getting new protections from silica dust linked to black lung disease

Coal miners getting new protections from silica dust linked to black lung disease

Coal miners getting new protections from silica dust linked to black lung disease

Coal miners getting new protections from silica dust linked to black lung disease