Government Accountability Office supports measures to reduce dust causing Black Lung disease

The GAO said key scientific studies support MSHA’s conclusion that tightening the dust limit would reduce miners’ risk of getting black lung. The GAO review said research used by MSHA included “reasonable steps” to minimize the impact of any limitations in their data.
Read the entire report here.
“Opponents of the proposed rule attacked the science, but the study they called for shows the science to be sound: The proposed rule would reduce coal miners’ risk of developing black lung,” said Rep. George Miller of California, the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Read the Charleston Daily Gazette’s coverage of the GAO report.