occupational disease

Silicosis Rule

By Erik Loomis

In General

On March 25, 2016

Another day, another great move by Obama's Department of Labor. The Department of Labor is issuing a long-awaited and controversial rule Thursday aimed at better protecting workers from inhaling silica dust. The new rule dramatically reduces the allowed exposure limits for workers in a slew...

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OSHA

By Erik Loomis

On September 14, 2015

OSHA just faces a hard row to hoe in implementing silica standards or anything else. The reality is that OSHA has been battered between the political winds ever since its.

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Black Lung Blues

By Erik Loomis

On July 31, 2013

Black lung is returning with force to the miners of Appalachia. Coal companies have fought against meaningful reforms (or even recognizing it exists) for over a century, and longer if.

OSHA

By Erik Loomis

In General

On March 31, 2013

A must-read story on the problems with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, focusing on glue poisoning in a North Carolina furniture factory. The article describes OSHA as "the watchdog agency that many Americans love to hate and industry often faults as overzealous." I'm not...

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Black Lung

By Erik Loomis

On July 9, 2012

NPR, along with Ken Ward at Coal Tattoo, provide the day's most powerful and disturbing story: the return of black lung disease to coal miners. Despite the Federal Coal Mine.

dneus Many things about 2024 were concerning. The process by which Harris replaced Biden was one of these. But it requires a frankly pathological lack of perspective to prioritize one’s concerns about...
The Ultimate Analysis of the Election and What Democrats Need to do Next · December 27, 2024
Bruce Leroy And you handwave away Jews that disagree with you, like some of my own family members and friends (I am not Jewish myself). I made no statements about Muslims/Palestinians only that Israel and Jews...
The Ultimate Analysis of the Election and What Democrats Need to do Next · December 27, 2024
clambake That clip. Please. Who are they fooling? (unfortunately, too many.)
The TWITTER FILES: Intraracist WEE Edition · December 27, 2024
alexceres You don’t even have to. Markets naturally seek to redress imbalances, because that’s profitable. More folks would go into engineering at higher labor prices. A larger labor market increases...
The TWITTER FILES: Intraracist WEE Edition · December 27, 2024
SpiderDan More time would have made things worse, not better. Harris benefitted greatly from not having to participate in a Democratic primary where a bunch of people "on her side" endlessly slag...
The Ultimate Analysis of the Election and What Democrats Need to do Next · December 27, 2024