As the Trump administration pushes to expand coal mining, advocates warn that loosening regulations could put…
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Deep in Trump Country, Coal Miners With Black Lung Say Government Is Suffocating the ‘Working Man’ | News, Sports, Jobs
Former coal miner and black lung disease patient Roger James pauses to catch his breath after…
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HHS reverses NIOSH firings that stripped coal miners’ health protections
The Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday reversed the firings of more than 100…
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Coal miners’ health care hit hard in job cuts to CDC : Shots
A NIOSH Black Lung surveillance van at the fire station in Wharton, W.Va. Howard Berkes /…
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