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Coal miners protest federal delay in enforcing silica dust rules

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published October 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM CDT

Here & Now‘s host Scott Tong speaks with black lung clinic leader Lisa Emery about how silica dust is causing coal miners in their 30s and 40s to come down with black lung disease.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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