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Black lung disease rates among veteran underground coal miners in central Appalachia have risen to levels not seen since the late 1970s, according to new reporting Black lung disease rates among ...

New research from federal health researchers shows that central Appalachian coal miners are suffering from black lung disease at the highest rate in nearly half a century. Mine regulations passed in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like many miners with advanced black lung disease, Tim Balthis looks healthy, sitting with his wife Fran Balthis on their porch in ...

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A new study shows that rates for black lung disease in Appalachia are surging. At the same time, the Trump administration is putting regulations that could reduce miners’ exposure to the dust ...

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This story was originally published by Public Health Watch. Respiratory therapist Marcy Freeman doesn’t need a research study to confirm for her a return to the dark days of coal mining. She finds ...

Rates of black lung disease amongst Appalachia's coal miners are at the highest they've been in 50 years. Recent data shows that a third of veteran miners have the disease. The epidemic is also ...

Respiratory therapist Marcy Freeman doesn’t need a research study to confirm for her a return to the dark days of coal mining. She finds evidence in a stack of more than 150 funeral programs, all for ...

It’s now as bad as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick and dying. Like many miners with advanced black lung disease, Tim Balthis looks healthy, sitting here with his wife Fran Balthis on their ...