Black lung rates in Appalachia are now as high as in the 1970s, after dropping for many years. The culprit: increased exposure to silica. The Biden administration issued a protective silica standard in 2024, but the Trump administration is still refusing to enforce it. www.npr.org/2026/08/05/n...
Black lung rates in Appalachia are high as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick
Rates are now the highest they've been in nearly 50 years among veteran coal miners. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines.
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![3. “Flagrant Unconstitutionality”? Consider the following:
Akhil Reed Amar, Speaking the Law, AMARICA’S CONSTITUTION, at 11:40 (podcast episode, July 9, 2025), https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-5m4rq-18fe9ee: [EO 14160] is not merely unconstitutional, it’s flagrantly unconstitutional. * * * It’s not merely in violation of a congressional statute that speaks to this issue with distinctive clarity. It’s flagrantly violative of the statute. * * * And it’s not merely in violation of a long string of Supreme Court precedents. Oh my gosh, it’s flagrantly in violation of those precedents * * * [I]t’s an open and shut question, basically. * * * It’s impeachable actually for Donald Trump. He might not be convicted because you’re going to need two-thirds of the Senate. But if the Democrats were to get control of the House, in 2026, they should impeach him on this. Third time won't be the charm, but it will be something because this is a crime against the Constitution, a misdemeanor against the Constitution. * * * [T]hat’s true for [Attorney General] Pam Bondi too. Eventually she [should] be disbarred for this because she’s now all in on this.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kfaxgen4pxdnmtho7tj4tijr/bafkreif5xbaah3bixewdbykahtxih2zonfezcfahci2yc6qe7mkcgio6py)
