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- 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
- Black lung is back: Disease’s deadliest form sees ten-fold increase . . .
But black lung—a chronic condition caused by breathing in coal dust—wasn’t on her mind That’s because the number of miners diagnosed with the often-deadly disease declined for decades after
- Black lung surges back in coal country - Center for Public Integrity
Throughout the coalfields of Appalachia, in small community clinics and in government labs, it has become clear: Black lung is back The disease’s resurgence represents a failure to deliver on a 40-year-old pledge to miners in which few are blameless, an investigation by the Center for Public Integrity and NPR has found
- Black Lung Disease Back and Worse Than Before, Inside Appalachia
Black lung, also known as coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, is caused by long-term exposure to coal dust in the process of mining Inhaled coal dust builds up in the lungs, causing inflammation, and eventually tissue death
- As black lung increases in Wyoming, some worry federal cuts will hinder . . .
The public data that researchers provided shows which parts of the country have higher rates of black lung, which has become resurgent as coal seams become thinner and more miners drill into sandstone
- Why Black Lung Is Rising in Coal Country - The Journal.
One in five coal miners in Central Appalachia now have the disease WSJ’s Kris Maher and former miner James Howerton on how black lung is gripping coal country and upending miners’ lives
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