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stevenwick7The U.S. Department of Labor has finalized a new rule requiring coal operators who self-insure to post sufficient security bonds to cover all their black lung benefit liabilities <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/healthnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#healthnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/healthupdate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#healthupdate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coalminers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coalminers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blacklung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blacklung</a> <a href="https://newsmeapp.com/new-labor-rule-requires-coal-operators-to-secure-black-lung-benefit-liabilities/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://newsmeapp.com/new-labor-rule-requires-coal-operators-to-secure-black-lung-benefit-liabilities/</a>

kevin<a href="https://beige.party/@TheJen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TheJen</a>only if they can survive the <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/blacklung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blacklung</a> from the coal mines.

Peter Riley<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-16/pneumoconiosis-black-lung-disease-testing-for-port-rail-workers/104318612" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-16/pneumoconiosis-black-lung-disease-testing-for-port-rail-workers/104318612</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blacklung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blacklung</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fossilfuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fossilfuels</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/healthandsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#healthandsafety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pneumoconiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pneumoconiosis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/labormovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#labormovement</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mineworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mineworkers</a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transportworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transportworkers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/railworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#railworkers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dockworkers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#union</a>

Hotspur🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦Musical Interlude: I just heard this song the other day on one of my favorite podcasts, Appodlachia, and it really came home to me. Addressing the exploitation of the region, how the money made there doesn't stay there, and the plagues of black lung and opioid abuse, it's a sobering portrait of a region I love."Vampire in Appalachia," performed by Philip Bowen with Josiah and the Bonnevilles.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCuUrwdDLbA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCuUrwdDLbA</a><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/MusicalInterlude" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MusicalInterlude</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Country" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Country</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/PhilipBowen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhilipBowen</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Appalachia</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/AppalachianExploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AppalachianExploitation</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/BlackLung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLung</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/opioid_crisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opioid_crisis</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Appodlachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Appodlachia</a>

skua<a href="https://aus.social/@VickiWoodward" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@VickiWoodward</a> Good to see these two corrupt politicians being held accountable for their actions.We very much need credible governments. We need to be able to rely on them functioning properly and in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThePublicInterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThePublicInterest</a>. Things like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TaxCompliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TaxCompliance</a>, confidence in regulatory bodies and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialCohesion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialCohesion</a> are at risk when <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackLung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLung</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RoboDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RoboDebt</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AgedCareCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AgedCareCrisis</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InstitutionalChildAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InstitutionalChildAbuse</a> happen due to government failings.

ACOEMCoal miners are highly prone to occupational health risks, such as black lung disease. A recent study aims to assess the prevalence of black lung disease and the factors associated with the disease among coal miners in Asia. <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/OccEnvMed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#OccEnvMed</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/blacklung" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#blacklung</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/toxicexposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#toxicexposure</a> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39035799/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39035799/</a>

Levka<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/silica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#silica</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coal</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/miners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#miners</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackLung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLung</a><a href="https://inthesetimes.com/article/republican-appropriations-blocks-silica-rule-coal-miners" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inthesetimes.com/article/republican-appropriations-blocks-silica-rule-coal-miners</a>

Peter RileyAs black lung continues to kill coal miners, House Republicans moved to block enforcement of a life-saving safety rule.<a href="https://inthesetimes.com/article/republican-appropriations-blocks-silica-rule-coal-miners" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inthesetimes.com/article/republican-appropriations-blocks-silica-rule-coal-miners</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Coalminers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coalminers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackLung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLung</a>

Peter Riley<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Appalachia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackLung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLung</a> 1969 wildcat <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Strike</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WestVirginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WestVirginia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workingclasshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#workingclasshistory</a>

Gladwyn d’Souza<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/west-virginians-could-get-stuck-cleaning-up-coal-industry-messes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.propublica.org/article/west-virginians-could-get-stuck-cleaning-up-coal-industry-messes</a> NoTHiNg tO SeE hEre! ☀️🏖️<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/KleptocraticLegalMoves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KleptocraticLegalMoves</a>: Environmental groups have pleaded with the Biden administration to focus on the reclamation crisis in the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coal</a> fields. But nearly three years into his term, President Joseph Biden still hasn’t nominated a director to lead the agency charged with enforcing the mining reclamation law. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CarbonBombs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CarbonBombs</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/TragedyOfEnclosure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TragedyOfEnclosure</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DeterioratingCarbonSinks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DeterioratingCarbonSinks</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PublicHealthImpacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicHealthImpacts</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BlackLung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLung</a>

Peter Riley<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Asbestos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Asbestos</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gold</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Silica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Silica</a> Dust - Capos <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/profits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#profits</a> / workers deaths <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-25/asbestos-coal-gold-silica-mining-and-deadly-dust/102968642" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-25/asbestos-coal-gold-silica-mining-and-deadly-dust/102968642</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asbestosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#asbestosis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blacklung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blacklung</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mesothelioma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mesothelioma</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/silicosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#silicosis</a>Image 1919 occupational health and safety or profits?

NonilexIn the yrs that followed, judges cited <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Chevron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Chevron</a> in upholding rules that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/protect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protect</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndangeredSpecies</a>, speed up the approval process for new cellphone towers & grant benefits to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CoalMiners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CoalMiners</a> suffering from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BlackLung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLung</a>.The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Koch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Koch</a> network has challenged Chevron in the courts & its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lobbyists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lobbyists</a> have pushed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Congress</a> to pass a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> nullifying the decision. It has also provided millions of $$ in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#grants</a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> professors making the case to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/overturn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#overturn</a> it.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClarenceThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClarenceThomas</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a>

Six Grandfathers Mountain<a href="https://kolektiva.social/@MikeDunnAuthor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MikeDunnAuthor</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstadon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstadon</a>I was the one (6g) who after a quick search made the error of assuming 20 guys were not hung in one big event.I knew many were killed and wounded and thousands (?) were greatly abused by low pay and over work and not to forget the big one, 😬health, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blacklung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blacklung</a> disease Sorry, next time I will say, "I'm not sure" ...

John<a href="https://www.ohscanada.com/features/after-decades-of-delays-and-broken-promises-coal-miners-in-the-u-s-hail-rule-to-slow-rise-of-black-lung/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ohscanada.com/features/after-decades-of-delays-and-broken-promises-coal-miners-in-the-u-s-hail-rule-to-slow-rise-of-black-lung/</a>After decades of delays, broken promises, <a href="https://union.place/tags/CoalMiners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CoalMiners</a> hail rule to slow rise of <a href="https://union.place/tags/BlackLung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLung</a>“I can’t think of any occupation where there has been such devastation that’s been ignored” by <a href="https://union.place/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#corporations</a> and the <a href="https://union.place/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#government</a>. Inaction fueled by denials and <a href="https://union.place/tags/lobbying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lobbying</a> from <a href="https://union.place/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coal</a> and other industries. Examiner who worked for mining company convicted for falsifying dust samples and lying to federal officials.<a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#exploitation</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#union</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClassWar</a>

NinthWaveI was surprised and appalled to read that miners weren't already protected from black lung disease, and that this is a *proposed* rule change rather than something implemented immediately? Those who were aware and who let it persist this long should be held accountable.<a href="https://www.gpb.org/news/2023/07/04/coal-miners-would-be-protected-black-lung-disease-under-proposed-silica-rule" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.gpb.org/news/2023/07/04/coal-miners-would-be-protected-black-lung-disease-under-proposed-silica-rule</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/humanlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#humanlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BlackLung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLung</a>

PeterD 🇩🇪 🇨🇦<a href="https://cloudisland.nz/@isaacfreeman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@isaacfreeman</a> Yes and UGH. The <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oligarchy</a> manipulating people day in and day out and setting them up for failure deliberately. Coal miner's <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BlackLung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLung</a>

Caramelized ShallotsIncredibly important story from Kim Kelly: Experts emphasize that black lung and all of its attendant horrors are completely preventable. With proper engineering controls, full compliance with safety regulations and up-to-date exposure standards, no one would have to live like this—or die like thisAudio-version available.<a href="https://ohai.social/tags/BlackLung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLung</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Silicosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Silicosis</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mining</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/CoalMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CoalMining</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Appalachia</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/MineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MineSafety</a><a href="https://inthesetimes.com/article/coal-miners-black-lung-young-dying-old-mans-disease-kim-kelly" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://inthesetimes.com/article/coal-miners-black-lung-young-dying-old-mans-disease-kim-kelly</a>

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