Jun 28 Energy & Environment National Academy Report Urges Stronger Coal Dust Monitoring Amid Black Lung Surge A new report from the National Academy of Sciences says the coal mining industry needs a “fundamental shift” in the way it controls exposure to coal and rock dust in order to prevent lung disease among miners. Despite improvements such as an Obama-era rule to strengthen monitoring and control of dust in mines, the experts […] By Jeff Young Jun 28 Energy & Environment National Academy Report Urges Stronger Coal Dust Monitoring Amid Black Lung Surge Jeff Young
Dec 21 Energy & Environment Private Money To Pay For Mining Study Trump Administration Had Stopped The prestigious National Academy of Sciences is pursuing private funding to complete a study of the health effects of mountaintop removal coal mining after the Trump administration ordered a halt to the scientific work. The panel of scientists assembled by the National Academies was months into a study of the health effects of surface mining […] By Jeff Young Dec 21 Energy & Environment Private Money To Pay For Mining Study Trump Administration Had Stopped Jeff Young
Aug 25 Energy & Environment Strip Mining Science: Trump Administration Stops Mining Health Study The Perry County Public Library in Hazard, Kentucky, lies along Black Gold Boulevard — a name that nods to the wealth the coal from these hills has generated. On a recent Tuesday evening, however, the library was the venue for a hearing about the full costs of extracting that coal. A team from the National […] By Glynis Board Aug 25 Energy & Environment Strip Mining Science: Trump Administration Stops Mining Health Study Glynis Board
Mar 7 Energy & Environment National Academy Mining Health Study Underway A committee with National Academy of Sciences has started work on a study of the health effects of surface mining in central Appalachia. The eleven-member panel gathered in Washington, D.C., to hear about earlier research on how mining affects nearby residents. Bill Orem of the U.S. Geological Survey was among those who addressed the […] By Benny Becker Mar 7 Energy & Environment National Academy Mining Health Study Underway Benny Becker