
Trump Is Delaying a Lifesaving Safety Rule for Coal Miners
Donald Trump loves to present himself as a champion of coal miners. But his administration keeps delaying the implementation of a safety rule to lower miners’ exposure to deadly silica dust.
Kim Kelly is labor writer for In These Times, a labor columnist at Teen Vogue and Fast Company, and regularly contributes to other publications. She is the author of Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor.

Donald Trump loves to present himself as a champion of coal miners. But his administration keeps delaying the implementation of a safety rule to lower miners’ exposure to deadly silica dust.