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A federal limit on silica dust to protect miners from black lung is likely to be delayed in court again.
The mining industry has asked the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis to delay the implementation of the silica dust rule until Oct. 17.
In a Monday filing, the industry says it is discussing a potential settlement with the Mine Safety and Health Administration.
The rule was supposed to take effect in April, but the industry petitioned the appeals court for a temporary stay. It was granted, at first delaying the rule until Thursday.
The rule would cut in half the amount of silica dust a miner is exposed to during an eight-hour shift.
Silica dust has been linked to severe cases of black lung, and in younger miners than in years past.
Black lung cannot be cured, but its progression can be slowed. The new silica dust limit was supposed to offer that protection. Miners can also apply to transfer to a job where they’re less exposed to the dust.
Roughly 350 acres nestled along a bend in the Hughes River, south and east of Parkersburg, Camp Kootaga has been a scout camp since 1922. But with a COVID-era sharp decline in scouting numbers, the Buckskin Council, which owns the place, made the tough decision to sell.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBut there will still be ample opportunities to catch the celestial show through the end of August.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, staffing cuts at National Parks are being felt by visitors and demand for energy is raising prices in the region.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCoal miners from West Virginia and surrounding states met in Morgantown last month to compete in a rescue competition.
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