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Retiring UMWA President Cecil Roberts talks about where the coalfields have been and where they could be going.
27 Oct 2025 10:46 GMT
… was no such thing as black lung for years and didn’t …
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Black Lung Keeps Killing America’s Coal Miners. Does Donald Trump Even Care?
20 Oct 2025 14:08 GMT
… members of the National Black Lung Association and the United … to miners’ health, including black lung, silicosis, lung cancer and … vice president of the National Black Lung Association. “Twenty-eight years … husband was diagnosed with black lung at 47 years old …
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Coal miners and advocates plead with Trump to enforce black lung rule
16 Oct 2025 22:40 GMT
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Black lung victims: We’ve been ‘cast aside to die’
15 Oct 2025 20:48 GMT
… before being diagnosed with black lung. (Photo by Jared … to protect them from black lung disease, an incurable illness … president of the National Black Lung Association. Mr. Hairston … federal inspections and monitoring for black lung disease.
But now, …
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Coal Miners Protest Against Making Black Lung Great Again
15 Oct 2025 18:13 GMT
… County Black Lung Association, Kanawha County Black Lung Association, Wyoming County Black Lung Association, Virginia Black Lung Association … .”
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Black lung, also known as pneumoconiosis, affects about 16 percent …
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Coal miners, advocates rally in Washington to protest delays on black lung and miner protections
15 Oct 2025 17:52 GMT
… miners have been diagnosed with black lung, a disease that had been … Hairston, President of the National Black Lung Association spoke at today’s … to the dust that causes black lung.
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Coal Miners and Advocates Plead With Trump to Enforce Black Lung Rule
15 Oct 2025 17:41 GMT
… members of the National Black Lung Association and the United … to miners’ health, including black lung, silicosis, lung cancer and … vice president of the National Black Lung Association. “28 years old, … husband was diagnosed with black lung at 47 years old …
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Kaiser strike | WIC funding | Black lung
15 Oct 2025 17:31 GMT
… lax rule enforcement linked to black lung — Miners on Tuesday are gathering … led to an eruption of black lung, an incurable disease associated with …
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Victims of black lung disease protest ongoing delays for toxic silica dust protections
15 Oct 2025 10:55 GMT
… advocating for its enforcement.
National Black Lung Association President Gary Hairston yelled … have documented a rise in black lung disease in Central Appalachian coal … government shutdown.
In the meantime, black lung victims Hairston says he won …
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As black lung surges, coal miners rally for protections in nation’s capital
15 Oct 2025 15:43 GMT