Governor signs miners’ health study funding bill

This was out earlier, but I’ll make belated mention that Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed a bill funding research about the cause of higher-than-average rates of a rare form of cancer in former Iron Ranger miners. As I’ve said, this will provide a whole lot of people a whole lot of answers about the risks of mining. I certainly understand that mining will go on and that there are more dangerous vocations out there than mining. But if there was a way to recognize a specific risk factor and mitigate it, why wouldn’t you? This will eventually save lives.