Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Group of men in a dark mine underground - mining concepts A new federal rule is aimed at reducing coal miners’ exposure to silica ...

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 known as ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Tribune and other news outlets have just reported the case of a man, José Gómez, who required a lung transplant after severe lung damage caused ...

The long-awaited rule will limit miners’ exposure to the dangerous dust, which can lead to incurable and debilitating lung disease. The Biden administration unveiled a final mining rule Tuesday that ...

A surge in quartz countertop fabrication has triggered a growing epidemic of silicosis — an incurable lung disease — among ...

On Tuesday, federal officials posted new rules to protect coal and other miners from toxic silica dust, a growing problem in mines that has left thousands sick and dying. It took mine safety ...

Crystalline silica, which is released into the air when workers cut and polish engineered stone for kitchen countertops, can scar human lungs beyond repair.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A new study at Denver’s National Jewish Health found an unexpected potential culprit for lung disease in some combat veterans: silica, which is one of the ...

The i Paper’s Killer Kitchens campaign revealed the first UK cases of silicosis among workers cutting engineered stone and is calling for a change in the law ...

FILE - Julie Su speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions confirmation hearing for her to be the Labor Secretary, on Capitol Hill, April 20, 2023, in Washington. Coal miners will be ...