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April 16, 2024

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

By MATTHEW DALY and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press

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

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