Coal miners say new limits on rock dust 'could save some lives'
Miners and their advocates testify in favor of new silica regulations aimed at preventing black lung disease
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Former coal miner Terry Lilly sat down in front of a panel of federal regulators and struggled to speak.
"Excuse me, I have trouble breathing. I'm at 40 percent of my lung capacity," he said.
Lilly, who suffers from the deadly disease black ling, showed up at the hearing Thursday near Beckley, W.Va., in the heart of Appalachian coal country, to support a proposed rule that
