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BakersRelay<p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/TheGremlinZoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGremlinZoo</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/BlackLung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLung</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/NIOSH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NIOSH</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> </p><p>From CNN.com: Feds chop enforcement staff and halt rules meant to curb black lung in coal miners</p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/26/health/coal-miners-niosh-hhs-kff" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/05/26/health/coal</span><span class="invisible">-miners-niosh-hhs-kff</span></a></p>
Catherine Schmidt<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publichealth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/blacklung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blacklung</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/alt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alt</span></a> </p><p>Arron Panas Perspective 5/9/2025</p>
Nonilex<p>Get ready for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BlackLung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLung</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> set to sign <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrders</span></a> to boost <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coal</span></a></p><p>When burned, coal releases more of the main <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GreenhouseGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenhouseGas</span></a> carbon dioxide than any other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a>. It also emits criteria <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pollutants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollutants</span></a> that are blamed for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lung</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/heart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heart</span></a> illnesses. Much of its use has declined on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulations</span></a> from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a>, including President Joe <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trump-sign-executive-orders-boost-coal-industry-sources-say-2025-04-08/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/business/energy/tr</span><span class="invisible">ump-sign-executive-orders-boost-coal-industry-sources-say-2025-04-08/</span></a></p>
stevenwick7<p>The 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" target="_blank">#<span>healthnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/healthupdate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthupdate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coalminers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coalminers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blacklung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blacklung</span></a> <a href="https://newsmeapp.com/new-labor-rule-requires-coal-operators-to-secure-black-lung-benefit-liabilities/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsmeapp.com/new-labor-rule-r</span><span class="invisible">equires-coal-operators-to-secure-black-lung-benefit-liabilities/</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p>As black lung continues to kill coal miners, House Republicans moved to block enforcement of a life-saving safety rule.</p><p><a href="https://inthesetimes.com/article/republican-appropriations-blocks-silica-rule-coal-miners" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inthesetimes.com/article/repub</span><span class="invisible">lican-appropriations-blocks-silica-rule-coal-miners</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Coalminers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coalminers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackLung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLung</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackLung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLung</span></a> 1969 wildcat <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Strike</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WestVirginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestVirginia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workingclasshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclasshistory</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In the yrs that followed, judges cited <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Chevron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chevron</span></a> in upholding rules that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/protect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protect</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndangeredSpecies</span></a>, speed up the approval process for new cellphone towers &amp; grant benefits to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CoalMiners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoalMiners</span></a> suffering from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BlackLung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLung</span></a>.</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Koch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Koch</span></a> network has challenged Chevron in the courts &amp; its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lobbyists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lobbyists</span></a> have pushed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> to pass a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> nullifying the decision. It has also provided millions of $$ in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grants</span></a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> professors making the case to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/overturn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>overturn</span></a> it.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClarenceThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClarenceThomas</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a></p>