Advocates respond to new rule cracking down on coal industry’s abandonment of black lung liabilities

By Rance Garrison | December 11, 2024 |

Amid new coal mergers, new Department of Labor safeguard closes “self-insurance” loopholes that currently allow industry to dump liabilities on Black Lung Trust Fund For Immediate Release December 11, 2024 Contact: Trey Pollard, trey@pollardcommunications.com, 202-904-9187 COAL COUNTRY – Today, the Biden Administration’s Department of Labor released a new rule to address a long-abused loophole that…

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RECLAIM Act back in Congress

By Cat McCue | April 23, 2019 |

The bill to expedite spending of $1 billion in coal-impacted communities to repurpose old mine sites for new economic projects has been reintroduced into Congress with bipartisan support.

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