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West Virginia coal miners seeking federal, state Black Lung benefits

West Virginia coal miners seeking federal, state Black Lung benefits

West Virginia Mine Wars Museum hosts new Black Lung exhibit

West Virginia Mine Wars Museum hosts new Black Lung exhibit

Black Lung cases still prevalent in Appalachia, despite changes to mines

Black Lung cases still prevalent in Appalachia, despite changes to mines

Black lung disease on the rise: 5 questions answered

Black lung disease on the rise: 5 questions answered

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Black lung threat increasing among coal miners

Black lung threat increasing among coal miners

CBS NewsTed Koppel

Black lung disease more common among miners than reported

Black lung disease more common among miners than reported

Deadly Black Lung Disease Rises Among Coal Miners | PBS NewsHour

Deadly Black Lung Disease Rises Among Coal Miners | PBS NewsHour

Black Lung Medical Claims

One man's battle with black lung disease

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Benefits Granted for Widows of Coal Miners with Black Lung Disease

Robert Bailey was a coal miner for 36 years. Black lung disease made it difficult for him to breathe. “It’s almost like drowning,” he said. He first told his story to Inside Appalachia host Jessica Lilly in 2014. He sat down to record one final conversation with West Virginia Public Broadcasting shortly before he passed away last month. https://www.wvpublic.org/post/black-lung-patient-fights-miner-benefits-his-final-days | West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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Department of Labor to host event for Black Lung Disease Benefits, March 19

One in every five U.S. miners end up with "black lung" disease. The Mine Safety and Health Administration has proposed a new rule that would lower miners' exposure to that silica dust. It's a rule that needs congressional approval but still faces Republican opposition. https://cbsn.ws/4acEroi | CBS Sunday Morning

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Traditionally one in every five coal miners ended up with black lung disease. But today, in Appalachia, miners are suffering from black lung at increasingly younger ages - and experts say a new rule to protect against silica dust doesn't go far enough. https://cbsn.ws/3RBu5aa | CBS Sunday Morning

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Coal mining has always been a dangerous job, with one in every five miners ending up with "black lung" disease. But today, in Appalachia, miners are suffering from black lung at increasingly younger ages. https://cbsn.ws/48cUBfF | CBS Sunday Morning

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Black lung is an incurable disease caused by inhaling coal and silica dust. The federal government finally released a draft rule that would update the silica exposure limit for miners, but we also have concerns about the new rule. Help support miners in the fight against black lung by telling the Mine Safety and Health Administration to strengthen the silica rule. TAKE ACTION: https://blacklungkills.org/silica #BlackLungKills | Appalachian Voices

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Coal mining has long been dangerous, with one in five miners developing "black lung" disease. Now, in Appalachia, younger miners are increasingly affected. Ted Koppel talks to miners and union officials who claim companies often ignore safety rules. | CBS Sunday Morning

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Those with black lung disease in danger of losing benefits

The increasing hazard of black lung disease facing coal miners - WTOP News

Disease in China's Coal Seams

news.com.auBenedict Brook

Cases of mine-dust lung disease and silicosis increasingly found in Queensland coal mine workers

ABC NewsJemima Burt,Rachel McGhee

Sen. Capito Tours WVU’s Lung Cancer Screening Unit

Black Lung Awareness Day draws advocates to West Virginia Legislature

MSNKelli McAlhany

Government eyes more coal regulations as black lung cases sharply rise among miners

PBSWilliam Brangham,Layla Quran

Black Lung Awareness Day draws advocates to West Virginia Legislature

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Free black lung screenings to be offered for coal miners in Morgantown & Kingwood

"Lung cancer screening is the only way to beat lung cancer," Dr. Nicholas Baker, thoracic surgeon with the WVU Cancer Institute and the WVU Heart & Vascular Institute, explained. Watch the full episode now at wvmetronews.com/podcast/live-healthy-wv/ to hear more of the discussion. | WVU Medicine

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Some federal workers focused on 'black lung' screenings are reinstated but still face June termination

NBC NewsAria Bendix,Jacob Soboroff

One in five central Appalachian miners who had worked at least 25 years were diagnosed with black lung disease, according to a 2018 study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. For decades, miners have come down with the disease after inhaling coal dust. But as the layers of coal became thinner, young workers were forced to dig deeper into quartz rock, which generates the silica dust — a carcinogen that has led to the most dangerous spike of black lung in more than a gener

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