After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung
By LEAH WILLINGHAM and MATTHEW DALY – Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust. The inaction since — fueled by denials and lobbying from coal and other industries — has contributed…