April 3, 2025 In the heart of coal country in Appalachia, a silent epidemic continues to haunt generations of miners and their families:...
Tag: Black Lung Disease
Today’s Mineworkers Face ‘Black Lung’ Resurgence
January 23, 2024 Talk about black lung disease, and immediately, pictures of coal miners covered with soot in the 1930s come to mind....
Black Lung Disease Is Killing Thousands of Coal Miners
May 29, 2019 Regulators and coal mining companies failed to prevent the rise of advanced black lung disease. An investigation identified 2,000 cases...
