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Miners face peril as silica rule delays clash with Trump push
The piece details White House praise for coal and a pause on enforcing stronger silica dust protections for miners. It notes staffing cuts at MSHA and NIOSH, lawsuits to reinstate surveillance, and voices from Appalachian groups about safety, health data, and the impact on miners like Rex and Tilda Fields.
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KFF
Donald Trump
White House East Room
Trump
Appalachia
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Julie Su
Biden
Department of Government Efficiency
Department of Labor
Mine Safety and Health Administration
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Department of Health and Human Services
NIOSH
MSHA
Sam Petsonk
Health and Human Services
Robert F. Kennedy Jr
Harry Wiley
West Virginia
U.S
Irene Berger
Kennedy
Wiley
Berger
Labor Department
Courtney Parella
Wes Addington
Addington
Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center
Whitesburg
Kentucky
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Stone Mountain Health Services
Virginia
Drew Harris
Harris
Rex Fields
Farmington
Tilda Fields
Rex
Tilda
KFF Health News