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Howard Berkes

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As seen in: HuffPost, Gizmodo, NPR, PBS Frontline, Flipboard, Salon, WILL-TV (Urbana, IL), ProPublica, The Dallas Morning News, Health News Florida and
Retired @NPR Investigations Correspondent. Consultant/Mentor/Trainer: radio/audio journalism/investigative reporting. Chair-Governing Board, Public Health Watch
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High rates of black lung disease have coal miner advocates demanding action

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By Howard Berkes, Justin Hicks Verified
| WKYU-FM (Bowling Green, KY) Verified
The federal agency with the legal mandate to protect coal miners from the coal mine dust that causes black lung disease won’t respond to news of the highest rates of the incurable disease since the 1970’s. But mine safety advocates are not holding back, calling on the Mine Safety and Health Administration to end its indefinite hold on the 2024 regulation that specifically targets respirable silica dust, which is blamed for the disease that continues to afflict thousands of coal miners.
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High rates of black lung disease have coal miner advocates demanding action

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By Howard Berkes, Justin Hicks Verified
| Eastern Standard
The federal agency with the legal mandate to protect coal miners from the coal mine dust that causes black lung disease won’t respond to news of the highest rates of the incurable disease since the 1970’s. But mine safety advocates are not holding back, calling on the Mine Safety and Health Administration to end its indefinite hold on the 2024 regulation that specifically targets respirable silica dust, which is blamed for the disease that continues to afflict thousands of coal miners.
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New Rates of Black Lung Have Coal Miner Advocates Demanding Action

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By Howard Berkes, Justin Hicks
| Public Health Watch Verified
The federal agency with the legal mandate to protect coal miners from the dust that causes black lung disease won’t respond to news of the highest rates of the incurable disease since the 1970s. But mine safety advocates are not holding back, calling on the Mine Safety and Health Administration to end its indefinite hold on a 2024 regulation that targets respirable silica dust, which is blamed for the disease that continues to afflict thousands of coal miners.
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