Silicosis sufferers are getting younger as Trump and the coal mining industry push back on protections Silicosis is one of the oldest workplace hazards and public health experts have known for decades how to prevent it. Yet a new wave of workers, from Appalachian coalminers to Latino countertop ...
Source: [Guardian US](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/12/black-lung-worker-deaths)