Wednesday, July 11, 2012

COAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH: Coal companies resist measures to protect workers

NPR

As Mine Protections Fail, Black Lung Cases Surge

and, Part 2:

Black-Lung Rule Loopholes Leave Miners Vulnerable

Re: criminality institutionalized in the industry: "Coal companies continued to routinely deceive federal regulators with sampling that minimized dust exposure, according to coal miners, former mine inspectors, federal records and testimony in lawsuits."

ENERGY POLITICS: SOCIAL RESEARCH FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

COAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH: Coal companies resist measures to protect workers

As Mine Protections Fail, Black Lung Cases Surge

Black-Lung Rule Loopholes Leave Miners Vulnerable