House Committee Advances Reckless Bill That Blocks Life-Saving Silica Standard
July 11, 2024
July 11, 2024
BOONE, North Carolina, July 11 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on July 10, 2024:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Appropriations Committee approved a dangerous appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. Among other disastrous provisions, the bill would block funding for the recently finalized rule to protect miners from silica dust -- a significant driver of the resurgence of black lung disease in Central Ap . . .
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Appropriations Committee approved a dangerous appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. Among other disastrous provisions, the bill would block funding for the recently finalized rule to protect miners from silica dust -- a significant driver of the resurgence of black lung disease in Central Ap . . .