Coal-related disease is focus of summit

by TERRAN S. YOUNG • STAFF WRITER
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Panelists discuss the impact of rock dust on miners’ health. Left to right are Terry Ratliff of the state Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy; Drew Harris of Stone Mountain Health Services’ black lung program; Emily Sarver, mining engineering professor at Virginia Tech; and Patricia Silvey of the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration.