西弗吉尼亚州煤矿矿工要求采取行动,应对未经强制实施的硅限制和安全规则削弱造成的黑肺病例上升。 West Virginia coal miners demand action on rising black lung cases caused by unenforced silica limits and weakened safety rules.

西弗吉尼亚州的煤矿工, 许多人30到40岁, 都反对政府针对黑肺病的停滞行动, 更深的采矿导致硅粉尘暴露增加, Coal miners in West Virginia, many in their 30s and 40s, are speaking out against stalled government action on black lung disease, which is worsening due to increased silica dust exposure from deeper mining. 一项2024年的地雷安全和卫生管理局规则,将硅接触限值削减一半,但因工业诉讼和政治压力而推迟,该规则仍未执行。 A 2024 Mine Safety and Health Administration rule to cut silica exposure limits in half remains unenforced, delayed by industry lawsuits and political pressure. 矿工和卫生倡导者说,联邦的退步,包括削减NIOSH的人员编制和削弱安全条例,使工人变得脆弱,尽管他们承诺保护工人。 Miners and health advocates say federal rollbacks, including cuts to NIOSH staffing and weakened safety regulations, have left workers vulnerable despite promises to protect the working man. 华盛顿市的抗议者要求加强保护, 突显煤炭生产扩大、监督不力, 导致健康危机愈演愈烈。 Protesters in Washington, D.C., demanded stronger protections, highlighting a growing health crisis amid expanding coal production and weakened oversight.