How Black Lung Came Roaring Back to Coal Country In coal mining communities, black lung has long been considered an “old man’s disease,” one to be almost expected after enough years underground But his son was diagnosed much younger, at
Black Lung Returns To Coal Country - NPR July 19, 2018 • In central Appalachia, one in five working coal miners with at least 25 years experience underground now suffers from the deadly disease black lung, according to a new study
Coal Miner’s Daughter Fights Back After DOGE Cuts Jobs of . . . Over the last five decades, more than 75,000 miners have died of black lung disease To catch that disease and other health problems early, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has screened miners at their mines, conducted research to track the diseases, and developed new tools to prevent diseases in the first place That didn’t stop DOGE from laying off about 90% of
Coal miners are fighting Trump’s safety cuts — and winning The United Mine Workers of America, the Black Lung Association, and environmental groups like Appalachian Voices came together to protest the cuts and tell lawmakers to back their calls to undo them
As black lung increases in Wyoming, some worry federal cuts . . . As more Wyoming coal miners suffer from the debilitating and deadly disease known as black lung, the Trump administration is dismantling the health system that tested for the disease and helped miners avoid getting sicker
Appalachia Pulmonologist Treats Coal Miners Affected by Black . . . Over that time, the incidence of so-called “black lung disease” — a common scourge that often plagued coal miners of the 1960s and 1970s — has dropped dramatically But in recent years, the disease has been roaring back with a vengeance, says Dr Harris, an associate professor of pulmonary and critical care at the University of Virginia