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Laws limiting coal miners' exposure to toxic dust are in danger of being rolled back

NPR | By Howard Berkes,

Ayesha Rascoe, Dave Mistich

Published November 15, 2026 at 8:11 AM EST

Coal miners who are exposed to silica dust are at a higher risk of black lung disease. Despite decades of advocacy, new efforts to regulate the toxic dust are under threat.

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