Mine safety advocates are calling on the Trump administration to do more to protect coal miners amid increasing rates of black lung disease reported among working miners in central Appalachia.
High rates of black lung disease have coal miner advocates demanding action Read More »
Rates are now as bad as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick and dying. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines.
Appalachia’s black lung rates highest in nearly 50 years as miners’ protections stall Read More »
Rates are now the highest they’ve been in nearly 50 years among veteran coal miners. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines.
Black lung rates in Appalachia are high as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick Read More »
