JOURNAL ARTICLE

After Decades of Delays, Broken Promises, Coal Miners Hail Rule to Slow Rise of Black Lung.

  • Published In: Claims Journal, 2023. P. N.PAG 1 of 3

  • Database: Business Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Willingham, Leah; Daly, Matthew 3 of 3

Abstract

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A half-century ago, the nation's top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust. I Top photo: Retired coal miner James Bounds, who has pneumoconiosis, more commonly known as "black lung", poses for a photo at his home in Oak Hill, W.Va., Thursday, July, 13, 2023. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Claims Journal. 2023/07, pN.PAG
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Law
  • Publication Date:2023
  • Accession Number:167306551
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