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Coal Miners and Advocates Plead With Trump to Enforce Black Lung Rule
In a rally outside the U.S. Department of Labor, miners and their advocates stressed the need to limit silica exposure and protect workers from irreversible health impacts.
By Aidan Hughes
Coal miners, their family members and union representatives rallied outside of the U.S. Department of Labor’s headquarters in Washington on Tuesday morning, urging the Trump administration to enforce a rule that was meant to protect miners from serious health complications but has been on hold for months.