WAIT HIM OUT
Coal operators fight approved black-lung claims through decade-long appeals while MSHA 'vigorously enforces' an indefinitely delayed silica rule.
Source article: Coalminers await black-lung benefits as disease cases hit 50-year high.
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- Published
- Pen name
- Editorial Board
- Topic tags
- disease and condition, government policy
- Primary entities
- Josh Armes, Crystal Armes, United Mine Workers of America, Appalachian Citizens' Law Center, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor, Government Accountability Office
- Themes
- occupational health, labor, regulatory enforcement, workplace safety
- Floor values engaged
- Accountability of power, Equality & fairness, human_life_and_dignity