| 单词 | black lung |
| 例句 | “Don’t I wish. At this point, I’m getting black lung disease from inhaling too many construction paper molecules.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The orderly spoke of my father as a little man, but he was not, not until his black lung made its final assault. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Their names all ended with Y. Her husband, Clarence Pastor, had black lung and sat on the front porch of their huge sagging house all day long, but he never smiled or waved at passersby. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Many miners developed black lung disease after ten to fifteen years of working underground. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Mom got on the phone and said Dad’s black lung had worsened. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z My father resisted his black lung and kept going into the mine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She said her father’s spongy felt suit was the color of black lungs. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Some of the moms had no husbands, and some of the dads had black lung. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z By the dawn of the new century, black lung was on the rise again, while coal miners had collectively assimilated a red state view of the world. America Has Mistreated Its Coal Miners. Here’s Their Fight for Justice. 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z It takes Scott from Georgia farmers suffering with skyrocketing energy bills to coal miners in Kentucky with black lung. One half of the ‘Property Brothers’ praises solar in doc 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z Someone had lost one grandfather to a mine collapse, the other to black lung disease. As Trump Tries to Revive Coal, an Oratorio Confronts Mining’s Past 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z “We weren’t lawyers. Didn’t know anything about the law,” Mary Fox, the wife of the miner Gary Fox says, remembering the couple’s first, unaided attempts to get black lung payments. America Has Mistreated Its Coal Miners. Here’s Their Fight for Justice. 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z “Both my grandfathers have black lung,” she said. Boxer Christy Martin Takes Another Shot 2011-01-21T23:28:23Z Grandpop himself died of black lung, which is a terrible way to go, a form of suffocation caused by a lifetime of exposure to coal dust. The science of white working class pain: Trump’s appeal is rooted in the body as well as the mind 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z It ponders faces and blistered hands, and shows bottles of black fluid being extracted from workers, a consequence of pneumoconiosis, or black lung disease. Review: In ‘Behemoth,’ the Horrors of Economic Progress 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z When he developed black lung disease, the family moved to Los Angeles to find cleaner air. Remembering Odetta, Whose Powerful Voice Met a Profound Moment 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Mattie warns that only 5 percent of miners with black lung receive benefits. Book review: John Grisham’s ‘Gray Mountain’ is a searing look at Big Coal As a result of the “black lung uprising,” West Virginia passed its first workers’ compensation laws related to the disease; Kentucky and Ohio soon followed. America Has Mistreated Its Coal Miners. Here’s Their Fight for Justice. 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z X-rays show grainy masses in their chests, and they regularly spit up black phlegm, symptoms of pneumoconiosis, more commonly known as black lung disease. America Has Mistreated Its Coal Miners. Here’s Their Fight for Justice. 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Buff and other activist doctors spread use of the term of “black lung” as a way of dramatizing the plight. America Has Mistreated Its Coal Miners. Here’s Their Fight for Justice. 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z He should also be suffering from the black lung, which pushes her to inventing a cleaner source of energy. The worst TV pilots ever: a Waterworld prequel, drag-racing PIs and furry fetish 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z In Hazard, standing in front members of the United Mine Workers of America, Clinton talks about crusading for the rights of miners suffering from black lung as a young lawyer. On the trail in Kentucky, Bill Clinton gets practice playing second fiddle The monitoring group SceneSmoking.org even gave a black lung rating for excessive tobacco use to “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.” The Movies With Pasts Ruled the Year 2013-12-29T22:26:14Z Toward the end of “The Next Shift,” he introduces us to Nila Payton, a medical secretary who takes calls all day from patients with mesothelioma and black lung at the pathology office where she works. How Health Care Became the Big Industry in Steel City 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z The reforms were supposed to eradicate black lung, consigning it to coal mining’s primitive past. America Has Mistreated Its Coal Miners. Here’s Their Fight for Justice. 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z He was a longtime promoter of mine safety and federal benefits and regulations to protect coal miners with black lung disease. Sen. Manchin is the last in a line of formidable West Virginia Democrats who promoted coal interests 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z In the years that followed, judges cited Chevron in upholding rules that protect endangered species, speed up the approval process for new cellphone towers and grant benefits to coal miners suffering from black lung. Revealed: Clarence Thomas went to Koch donor events 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z The bill is modeled after a compensation program for coal miners disabled by black lung disease, under the provisions of a 1969 law, Vasquez said. New Mexico congressman in swing district seeks health care trust for oil field workers 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z “We can fix this when we start making the coal mining companies responsible for what they’re doing,” said Hairston, becoming emotional speaking into the microphone wearing a “black lung kills” T-shirt. Coal miners plead with feds for stronger enforcement during emotional hearing on black lung rule 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Silicosis, commonly referred to as black lung, is an occupational pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust present in minerals like sandstone. Coal miners plead with feds for stronger enforcement during emotional hearing on black lung rule 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The inaction since - fueled by denials and lobbying from coal and other industries - has contributed to the premature deaths of thousands of miners from pneumoconiosis, more commonly known as “black lung.” After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z “Nobody should be dying because of a job they have,” United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts said while talking about premature deaths of thousands from pneumoconiosis, or “ black lung.” CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here’s what you need to see and know today 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z The inaction since — fueled by denials and lobbying from coal and other industries — has contributed to the premature deaths of thousands of miners from pneumoconiosis, more commonly known as “black lung.” After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z He went underground at 12 and died from black lung at 52. Child labor laws: Removing child labor protections 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Attorney Sam Petsonk, who has represented coal miners who were diagnosed with black lung after companies violated safety violations, said a silica rule is long overdue. Coal miners plead with feds for stronger enforcement during emotional hearing on black lung rule 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Her husband John was diagnosed with black lung about a decade ago at 47. After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z It’s a life that began with a fateful decision: Growing up in eastern Pennsylvania, Toma decided that he wouldn’t become a coal miner like his father, who had died of black lung. All hail the ‘God of Sod,’ groundskeeper for each of the 57 Super Bowls 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z Instead, regulations centered on coal dust, a separate hazard created by crushing or pulverizing coal rock that also contributes to black lung. After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z No one had warned them about the dangers of black lung, much less taught them how to protect themselves. Meet the man who unwittingly triggered the war over gas stoves 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Willie Dodson, Central Appalachian field coordinator for advocacy group Appalachian Voices, said the nation has a current epidemic of black lung now that is “built in part on the current enforcement mechanisms and deficiencies.” Coal miners plead with feds for stronger enforcement during emotional hearing on black lung rule 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z A daughter, sister and wife of miners, she now helps lead an association to support those with black lung disease. Their America Is Vanishing. Like Trump, They Insist They Were Cheated. 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z Her father, who eventually died of black lung disease, worked in the Van Lear mines. Loretta Lynn, ever a ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter,’ dies at 90 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Silica dust is 20 times more toxic than coal dust and causes severe forms of black lung disease even after a few years of exposure. After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z Stardom seemed unlikely for Lynn as she grew up in a coal-rich area of Kentucky known as Butcher Holler, where her miner father died of black lung disease at age 52. Country music star Loretta Lynn dies at age 90 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Two labor groups, the West Virginia AFL-CIO and United Mine Workers of America, drove home the chance to fund black lung health benefits for miners who are legion in Manchin’s home state. Bill Gates and the secret push to save Biden’s climate bill 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z The bill also permanently extends the excise tax on coal that pays for monthly benefits for coal miners with black lung disease, which is caused by inhaling coal dust. Senate climate bill has West Virginia written all over it 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z I’m the grandchild of a coal miner who lost his leg to the mines and years later gave his breath to them as well when he died of black lung, like so many others. Perspective | Climate change makes Appalachian life even harder. So why do we stay? 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z An estimated one in five tenured miners in Central Appalachia has black lung disease; one in 20 has the most disabling form of black lung. After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z In a memo last month, the Labor Department noted that black lung patients will continue to receive benefits even if the excise tax is not extended. In West Virginia, the clean-energy transition rests on Joe Manchin 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z The United Mine Workers made Mr. Manchin an honorary member in 2020 for his work securing pension, health and black lung benefits. Manchin’s Choice on Build Back Better: Mine Workers or Mine Owners 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Since the program’s inception, more retired miners in West Virginia have received black lung benefits than any other state, with 4,423 people receiving benefits last year. Senate climate bill has West Virginia written all over it 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z “He will of course continue to work to shore up the black lung excise tax in the new year to address the needs of our brave miners.” The Policy Debate at the Heart of the Biden-Manchin Standoff 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z In the Upper Big Branch mine, 71% of the 24 miners who received autopsies were found to have black lung. After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z But it warned that the Treasury Department would need to borrow money to pay for them, meaning that “taxpayers are footing the bill for black lung benefits, not the coal mining industry.” In West Virginia, the clean-energy transition rests on Joe Manchin 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z “Senator Manchin has always been a strong advocate for the United Mine Workers of America and championed legislation to address the black lung excise tax expiration,” she said. Manchin’s Choice on Build Back Better: Mine Workers or Mine Owners 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z His father, a coal miner, died of a lung disease, and his younger brother also has black lung. Senate climate bill has West Virginia written all over it 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Some of those provisions include language that would extend the current fee paid by coal companies to fund benefits received by victims of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, or black lung. Democrats ‘not giving up’ on Biden bill, talks with Manchin 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Its leadership points specifically to a provision within the bill extending the solvency of a fund that provides retirement and health benefits to miners suffering from black lung disease. United Mine Workers breaks with Manchin over opposition to $1.75 trillion social welfare bill 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Coal miners have urged the senator to support the social spending bill, which would extend an increased excise tax that funds benefits for miners suffering from black lung disease. In West Virginia, the clean-energy transition rests on Joe Manchin 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z “He will of course continue to work to shore up the black lung excise tax and address the needs of our brave miners.” Manchin’s Choice on Build Back Better: Mine Workers or Mine Owners 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z The federal dust rules exist to protect mine workers from inhaling too much dusty air, which can contribute to an incurable and fatal disease called pneumoconiosis, or black lung. 4 ex-coal mine officials cleared in Kentucky fraud trial 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Federal dust regulations in underground mines are meant to protect workers against dangerous levels of breathable dust, which can contribute to a deadly and incurable disease known as black lung. Ex-mine official says he was told to cheat coal dust rules 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z The inhaling of dusty air in mines can lead to an incurable and fatal disease called pneumoconiosis, or black lung, which has killed tens of thousands of coal miners. Former coal company execs to go on trial for skirting rules 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z Roughly 25,000 coal miners suffer from black lung, which is caused by inhaling toxic coal and silica dust in underground mines. In West Virginia, the clean-energy transition rests on Joe Manchin 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z The levy finances a trust fund that pays about 30,000 miners coping with black lung disease and their beneficiaries a little under $700 a month. Manchin’s Choice on Build Back Better: Mine Workers or Mine Owners 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z But a judge’s order in 2019 barred prosecutors from discussing the connection between coal dust in mines and black lung disease at the trial. 4 ex-coal mine officials cleared in Kentucky fraud trial 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Although accidents, especially fatal accidents, have been on the decline, coal miners continue to face horrible diseases including black lung, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer. Opinion | Mr. Biden’s energy plan 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z This is important for coal miners, many of whom already suffer from preexisting lung conditions, such as black lung disease or COPD, Ihle said. Health system takes COVID-19 vaccine to W.Va. coal miners 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z “You look at the consequences of black lung for a miner, for instance, and measure that against the fastest-growing job in the United States before COVID, was solar power technician,” he said Jan. 27. John Kerry supports ‘bold’ carbon taxes, calls on ‘great deal more than that’ for U.S. economy 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z Instead of possible black lung disease, a miner would have a brighter future as a solar power technician, Kerry said. Biden: ‘We can’t wait any longer’ to address climate crisis 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z District Judge Joseph McKinley ruled that “language specifically mentioning black lung and the disease process is not relevant and serves no purpose other than to inflame the jury.” 4 ex-coal mine officials cleared in Kentucky fraud trial 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Instead of possible black lung disease, a miner would have a brighter future as a solar power technician, Kerry said. Biden: ‘We can’t wait any longer’ to address climate crisis 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z In the late 1960s, mining communities were devastated by black lung disease. 8 books you should read instead of 'Hillbilly Elegy' 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z His lawyer, Michael J. Shaheen, did not give a precise cause but said Mr. Murray had recently applied for federal benefits offered to coal miners suffering from black lung disease. Robert Murray, Ohio coal baron who fought government regulations, dies at 80 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z In my mind I always see that coal miner dying of black lung disease spitting up black soot and blood. Ralph Nader's election wisdom: "In the swing states, you have to vote for Joe Biden" 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z McKinley had said evidence of black lung risks could be brought up at sentencing if the men were convicted. 4 ex-coal mine officials cleared in Kentucky fraud trial 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Public reports recently stated Murray applied for black lung benefits with the U.S. Coal magnate Robert Murray dead at 80, days after retiring 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z But aside from known occupational diseases, such as black lung in miners, it’s generally difficult to claim workers’ comp for illness. Perspective | I’m a first-responder and now, it seems, a covid-19 ‘long-hauler’ 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Department of Labor this year for black lung benefits, saying he was heavily dependent on oxygen and is “near death.” Bob Murray retires as board chairman of US coal giant 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Department of Labor this year for black lung benefits, saying he was heavily dependent on oxygen and is “near death.” Bob Murray retires as board chairman of US coal giant 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z At least two of the former workers have been diagnosed with black lung disease. 4 ex-coal mine officials cleared in Kentucky fraud trial 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Murray declined to speak on the record with the news outlets but said he has black lung from working in underground mines and is entitled to benefits. Catholic diocese in New York suburbs files for bankruptcy 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Murray’s company was one of several coal companies that provided collateral to self-insure their obligations to employees diagnosed with black lung disease. Coal baron Murray seeks U.S. benefits to treat his black lung disease - report 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Department of Labor for black lung benefits, according to a published report. Former coal CEO Robert Murray files for black lung benefits 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z A little-known provision in the ACA greatly facilitated access to benefits for miners affected by years of exposure to coal dust now suffering from black lung disease. If Trump's new Supreme Court kills Obamacare, here are eight ways your life will be affected 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z “My uncle was a coal worker and had black lung,” a disease that develops from inhaling coal dust, she said. 'My friends were lied to': will coalminers stand by Trump as jobs disappear? 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z Chambers started handing out masks to Food City shoppers just after Memorial Day, and so far, she said, only three have refused: a teenager with asthma and two elderly coal miners with black lung disease. This rural Virginia community thought it could escape the pandemic. Now, it has among the highest number of new cases in the state. 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z We talked about how much money we should put aside to treat black lung disease. Sen. Tammy Duckworth's Big Idea: A Marshall Plan for coal country 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z In the black lung claim, Murray, 80, says he is heavily dependent on oxygen and is “near death.” Former coal CEO Robert Murray files for black lung benefits 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Pennsylvanians still suffer from black lung disease acquired in mines. Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z Brown knew black lung was a real possibility after 39-plus years in the diamonds and dust of eastern Kentucky and southwestern West Virginia. Rare air: Coal miner recovers from double lung transplant 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z My mother was 7 when her father died, a 27-year-old coal miner destroyed by black lung disease. I hate Mother's Day because it reminds me of my failings as a daughter 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z The incidence of black lung disease has been on the rise since the 1990s, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calculates that about 10 percent of working miners today suffer from it. As covid-19 hits, coal companies aim to cut the tax they pay to support black-lung miners 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z He also disputed that he fought regulations to stop black lung and threatened to file a lawsuit if a story was published indicating he fought federal regulations and benefits, the outlets said. Former coal CEO Robert Murray files for black lung benefits 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Our grandparents and family members spent the next decades fighting for black lung disease benefits. An Earth Day after coal: Amid all the bad news, a major turning point 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z His dad was diagnosed with “simple” black lung disease. Rare air: Coal miner recovers from double lung transplant 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z While miners with black lung struggle during the pandemic, the coal industry is seeking to use the crisis to its advantage, cutting payouts to the federal black lung funds. ‘I’ve already got infected lungs’: for sick coal miners Covid-19 is a death sentence 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z He worked for five different coal companies, all of which sought protection in bankruptcy, and today he and his wife are supported by a black lung trust fund benefit of $1,030.10 a month. As covid-19 hits, coal companies aim to cut the tax they pay to support black-lung miners 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z Those retired miners with black lung disease are of course also at increased risk of serious complications from the coronavirus. Coal miners told to keep working during the outbreak despite close quarters, damaged lungs 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z “With black lung, even with supplemental oxygen, you suffocate to death. It destroys the air sacs and inhibits oxygen to your blood supply. The first thing that goes is your legs, that’s my weakness now.” ‘It’s really tragic’: why are coalminers still dying from black lung disease? 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z In March of that year, he visited a black lung doctor who said he didn’t detect black lung in Brown. Rare air: Coal miner recovers from double lung transplant 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z At least one in 10 US coal miners who worked in mines for 25 years or more are diagnosed with black lung. ‘I’ve already got infected lungs’: for sick coal miners Covid-19 is a death sentence 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z If the coal companies succeed in getting the tax cut, the black lung trust fund would need to borrow more money than it already does from the federal government to maintain benefits. As covid-19 hits, coal companies aim to cut the tax they pay to support black-lung miners 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z If normal breathing is like blowing up a balloon, said Allen, of West Virginia University, breathing with black lung is like trying to inflate a bicycle tire. Coal miners told to keep working during the outbreak despite close quarters, damaged lungs 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z In Appalachia, cases of black lung rose to levels unseen since the 1970s, when modern coal dust regulations were implemented. ‘It’s really tragic’: why are coalminers still dying from black lung disease? 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z That led to a reduction in the amount coal companies pay into the fund, which pays benefits and medical bills for miners diagnosed with black lung disease. Report: black lung funding cut will cost taxpayers billions 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Some 25,000 former coal miners in the US currently rely on black lung benefits, and Robinson said hundreds of former miners will die trying to obtain their benefits, leaving their widows with nothing. ‘I’ve already got infected lungs’: for sick coal miners Covid-19 is a death sentence 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z He, too, has black lung and receives benefits from the trust fund. As covid-19 hits, coal companies aim to cut the tax they pay to support black-lung miners 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z “There’s a lot of concern,” said Rebecca Shelton, of the Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center, in Whitesburg, Ky., which advocates on behalf of black lung sufferers. Coal miners told to keep working during the outbreak despite close quarters, damaged lungs 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z That led to a reduction in the amount coal companies pay into the fund, which pays benefits and medical bills for miners diagnosed with black lung disease. Report: black lung funding cut will cost taxpayers billions 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z McConnell is even cut funding for black lung disease suffered by Kentucky coal miners. Who is worse: Donald Trump or Mitch McConnell? 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z “When I was diagnosed in 1984 with black lung, it was just a mild case and you always think you can fight this thing and make it better, but instead it gets worse.” ‘I’ve already got infected lungs’: for sick coal miners Covid-19 is a death sentence 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z Unlike a normal workers’ compensation system, he said, the black lung laws require a miner to go to court to prove their disability, as well as that black lung is the cause. As covid-19 hits, coal companies aim to cut the tax they pay to support black-lung miners 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z Just like risking death from black lung disease is apparently worth it to save a dwindling number of jobs. A humbled California isn't quite as special as we like to believe 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z The miners don’t want black lung benefits to become a partisan issue, their attorney said. Attorney ‘disappointed’ he hasn’t heard from McGrath over ad 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z Sanders’s plan includes $1.3 billion to provide fossil fuel industry workers economic assistance, including job placement, and $15 billion for coal miner pensions and disability assistance for black lung disease. Sanders offers massive climate plan; will it be too much for voters? - The Washington Post 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z New claims for federal black lung benefits and state exams have been put on hold. ‘I’ve already got infected lungs’: for sick coal miners Covid-19 is a death sentence 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z “My daddy was a coal miner and I watched him die of black lung,” said Bounds, the miner who ran a loader. As covid-19 hits, coal companies aim to cut the tax they pay to support black-lung miners 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z His father was a coal miner who died of black lung before he was born. Serial killer who preyed on gay men executed in Florida 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z His father was a coal miner who died of black lung disease before he was born. Florida set to execute serial killer who preyed on gay men 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Sturgill cited the coal companies that receive billions of dollars in annual government subsidies and tax breaks, while hiring expensive lawyers to fight paying black lung benefits to coal miners. 'Coal is over': the miners rooting for the Green New Deal 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z He tries to stay active, but finds himself increasingly short of breath and struggling to get air as his black lung progresses. ‘I’ve already got infected lungs’: for sick coal miners Covid-19 is a death sentence 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z The Department of Labor doesn’t adequately monitor the remaining coal companies to be sure they have the reserve funds to pay for their black lung liabilities, Cline said. As covid-19 hits, coal companies aim to cut the tax they pay to support black-lung miners 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z “All these coal companies are filing for bankruptcy and are walking away free - they don’t pay their liabilities,” said Patty Amburgey, the widow of a black lung victim from Letcher County, Kentucky. Coal miners to urge Congress to protect their black lung benefits 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Now, the number of black lung cases is growing. Perspective | Black lung disease cases grow, while federal program’s financing suffers 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z “I fought seven years before I got my black lung benefits, and they were hoping I died before getting paid,” added Sturgill. 'Coal is over': the miners rooting for the Green New Deal 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Robinson currently has an upper respiratory infection, which he develops a few times a year due to black lung. ‘I’ve already got infected lungs’: for sick coal miners Covid-19 is a death sentence 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z But advocates for those with black lung see a real danger to the trust fund from the coal companies’ proposal. As covid-19 hits, coal companies aim to cut the tax they pay to support black-lung miners 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z Only one piece highlights coal miners’ present-day concerns about workplace conditions: an article about silica dust causing a resurgence of black lung, that was produced by Reuters and reprinted by the New York Times. The media uses coal miners to attack the Green New Deal — then ignores their pension fight 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z Although there were earlier indications of the black lung increase, until last year, the organization representing mining companies claimed the disease was declining. Perspective | Black lung disease cases grow, while federal program’s financing suffers 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z The Black Lung Disability Trust Fund that was founded to provide benefits to coal miners with black lung disease – a progressive disease that eventually suffocates sufferers – is also severely underfunded. 'Coal is over': the miners rooting for the Green New Deal 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z He said he wants to see candidates address vital issues for miners, including how to preserve their pensions, protect their black lung disability coverage and health care. Coal union invites Democratic 2020 hopefuls, at least half say 'Yes' 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Last year, three doctors in Guizhou were arrested and charged with professional misconduct for allegedly misdiagnosing coal miners with black lung. Academics join outcry sparked by Hong Kong’s contentious extradition bill 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z She draws a monthly widow’s payment through his black lung disability benefits. APNewsBreak: Federal black lung fund in danger of drying up 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z A 2018 National Mining Association fact sheet referred to “a decline in medical black lung disease” and said the incidence of black lung “continues to decline.” Perspective | Black lung disease cases grow, while federal program’s financing suffers 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z He fought coal companies for 14 years to secure his own black lung benefits after he was diagnosed. 'Coal is over': the miners rooting for the Green New Deal 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Maher said red state Americans are desperate for jobs that don’t involve “guarding prisoners,” murdering chickens” or contracting “black lung,” and that Amazon blew its opportunity. Bill Maher shreds red state Americans: ‘We have chef Wolfgang Puck, they have Chef Boyardee’ 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Fouts agrees companies should fully compensate workers suffering from black lung, but he is reluctant to blame owners for wanting to maximize profits. After years underground, a Kentucky coal miner with black lung faces the future 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z In less than four years, Crum has seen 200 miners diagnosed with a severe form of black lung disease, called pulmonary massive fibrosis. APNewsBreak: Federal black lung fund in danger of drying up 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z “Breathing coal mine dust is the sole cause of black lung, and it is entirely preventable,” David Blackley, a CDC epidemiologist, said in the article. Perspective | Black lung disease cases grow, while federal program’s financing suffers 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Where there are mines, there are men with black lung disease who need help with medical care. Obamacare on the chopping block: Do Trump's fanboys really want to do this to themselves? 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z After Congress passed the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act in 1969, which made the elimination of black lung a national goal, coal workers’ pneumoconiosis dropped to historically low rates by the 1990s. Dr Dust: the man who discovered a hidden black lung epidemic 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z In a bid to try to figure out what is causing the increase, Crum has taken hundreds of detailed work histories from former miners with severe black lung. After years underground, a Kentucky coal miner with black lung faces the future 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z His findings were published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a December 2016 report that showed a shockingly high level of severe black lung cases at his clinic. APNewsBreak: Federal black lung fund in danger of drying up 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z A 2016 CDC document said the factors leading to an increase of black lung in Kentucky are unknown, but it did offer some suggestions. Perspective | Black lung disease cases grow, while federal program’s financing suffers 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Fortunately, no one is losing their job or contracting black lung. West Virginia editorial roundup 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z After interviewing the miner, Crum started tracking every case of simple and complicated black lung that he was seeing. Dr Dust: the man who discovered a hidden black lung epidemic 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z He speculated that if coal operators had rigorously followed ventilation rules, no miners would suffer from black lung. After years underground, a Kentucky coal miner with black lung faces the future 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Amburgey, of Letcher County, Kentucky, said there will be fewer benefits for the growing number of younger miners with black lung if the fund is depleted. APNewsBreak: Federal black lung fund in danger of drying up 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Hairston is among the 10 percent of coal miners who worked more than 25 years underground and now show signs of black lung. Perspective | Black lung disease cases grow, while federal program’s financing suffers 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z The decades underground left him with black lung, chronic bronchitis, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Lost lands? The American wilderness at risk in the Trump era 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z Crum’s larger issue in 2015, though, was that, curiously, no other black lung specialists in Kentucky were observing the same trend. Dr Dust: the man who discovered a hidden black lung epidemic 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z At 27, he was diagnosed with black lung; doctors told him his lungs resembled those of a 100-year-old man. After years underground, a Kentucky coal miner with black lung faces the future 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z The increase in younger black lung sufferers will put more pressure on the fund, as the industry continues to shrink. APNewsBreak: Federal black lung fund in danger of drying up 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z More recently, student activists have tried to organize protests on a variety of issues, including the alleged abuse of workers at a Chinese supplier for Apple, and miners grappling with black lung disease. Young Activists Go Missing in China, Raising Fears of Crackdown 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z Roger Malcomb of Alum Creek, who suffers from black lung disease, said he wants to see Congress tackle health care next year. VoteCast: Health care, gun issues helped Manchin 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Though Crum watched his grandfather die a drawn-out death from black lung and his father also suffers from the disease, he did not decide to become a doctor to work on black lung. Dr Dust: the man who discovered a hidden black lung epidemic 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z He kept on — even when he began to get short of breath, even when doctors told him he had black lung disease, an incurable illness caused by inhaling coal mine dust. After years underground, a Kentucky coal miner with black lung faces the future 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z As a surge of black lung disease scars miners’ lungs at younger ages than ever, Robinson worries not only about cuts to his benefits, but that younger miners won’t get any coverage. APNewsBreak: Federal black lung fund in danger of drying up 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Given that the clean energy comes with lots of jobs – and jobs that don’t give people black lung and don’t poison surrounding communities – there’s a lot of ancillary benefit. The future is unwritten: taking action is best cure for climate change angst | Rebecca Solnit 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z Roger Malcomb of Alum Creek, who suffers from black lung disease, said he wants to see Congress tackle health care next year. VoteCast: Health care, gun issues helped Manchin 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Also at risk were millions in state and federal black lung benefits. Dr Dust: the man who discovered a hidden black lung epidemic 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Even though Fouts always knew he would eventually get black lung, just like his grandfather and father, he did not expect the symptoms to begin so soon or so severely. After years underground, a Kentucky coal miner with black lung faces the future 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Robinson was 47 when he was diagnosed, part of a wave of younger miners that doctors and experts say have been swept up in a new black lung epidemic in Appalachia. APNewsBreak: Federal black lung fund in danger of drying up 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z We have a major spike right now in terms of black lung disease among miners. Historian and author Jeff Biggers: “Resistance is the quintessential American story” 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z At the time the NMA sent the documents, government research showed incidents of black lung disease, which was nearly eradicated in the 1990s, rising rather than falling. Coal lobby's push for lower black lung tax clashed with U.S. studies 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z After thousands of miners went on strike in 1969 to insist on compensation for black lung, benefit programs were developed. Dr Dust: the man who discovered a hidden black lung epidemic 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z But the industry also brings an immediate human cost: black lung disease. On the disturbing return of black lung 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z “And now there’s an epidemic of black lung.” APNewsBreak: Federal black lung fund in danger of drying up 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z He received a Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting from Harvard in 2014 for a report on coal companies denying benefits to workers who were dying from black lung disease. ABC Parts Ways With Investigative Reporter Brian Ross 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z In February, for example, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health confirmed 416 cases of advanced black lung disease in three clinics in rural Virginia from 2013 to 2017 - the highest concentration ever seen. Coal lobby's push for lower black lung tax clashed with U.S. studies 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z The number of black lung cases in Crum’s office was eight times their rates. Dr Dust: the man who discovered a hidden black lung epidemic 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Writing for the West Virginia Law Review, Smith calls the uptick in black lung cases evidence of a “gut-wrenching reversal of 20th century progress.” On the disturbing return of black lung 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z In those cases, the signs of serious black lung disease appear rapidly in a period of five years or less. Study looks at ways to control dust coal miners breathe 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Controlling dust exposure is critical to preventing black lung disease, or pneumoconiosis. Study looks at ways to control dust coal miners breathe 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z As a new epidemic of black lung disease among miners, including those who work above ground, hits the mountains, it’s only logical to ask about the health effects on residents. Kentucky editorial roundup 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z His single clinic also charted 60 cases of complicated black lung over a 20-month period. Dr Dust: the man who discovered a hidden black lung epidemic 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Acknowledging the rise in black lung diseaseamong miners, the group aims to move away from relying on toxic, fossil fuel industry jobs such as coal mining. On the disturbing return of black lung 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z “Increased silica exposure appears to explain at least some of the observed cases of rapidly progressive” black lung disease, the report said. Study looks at ways to control dust coal miners breathe 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Even though black lung disease is surging, Trump's administration is considering a rollback of regulations meant to protect miners from it. Donald Trump claims to love coal country — but turns his back on public health 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z But black lung rates started to increase again in 2000, particularly an advanced form of the disease. West Virginia editorial roundup 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Today’s black lung rates are higher than the ones that inspired miners and physicians to push for the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 almost fifty years ago. Dr Dust: the man who discovered a hidden black lung epidemic 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The case against Armstrong Coal was prompted by two coal miners who went public with their story in 2014, detailing the destructive impact of black lung disease on their lives. On the disturbing return of black lung 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z That third option would amount to a multi-billion transfer of liability for black lung victims from coal companies to taxpayers. U.S. black lung fund will need taxpayer bailout if coal tax falls: GAO 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Almberg authored an analysis of Labor Department data showing that nearly half the 4,679 benefits claims from miners with the worst form of black lung disease were made since 2000. U.S. coal lobby fights black-lung tax as disease rates surge 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Recent research focused on miners in Virginia identified the largest cluster of advanced black lung cases ever officially recorded. West Virginia editorial roundup 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Federal black lung awards, which are granted only in the event of total disability, prove difficult to win, though. Dr Dust: the man who discovered a hidden black lung epidemic 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z It’s a scene I visited four years ago when the Remote Area Medical clinic was the only hope for folks with bleeding gums, black lungs, oxygen tanks and broken backs to get treatment. Perspective | Will Virginia finally do the right thing for 400,000 people desperate for health care? 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z “The existing black lung excise tax rate on coal companies is imperative to the long-term solvency of the trust fund,” Scott said in a statement. U.S. black lung fund will need taxpayer bailout if coal tax falls: GAO 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Ward — who in December wrote about the Trump administration’s efforts to reconsider a rule meant to reduce miners’ exposure to coal dust that causes black lung disease — occasionally posts items on his “Coal Tattoo” blog. A West Virginia newspaper is in bankruptcy. The powerful coal industry celebrates. 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z The Herald-Dispatch on why a black lung fund needs assistance, not further pressure: West Virginia editorial roundup 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Applying for black lung benefits is an adversarial process in which the coal miner is the plaintiff and the coal company is the defendant. Dr Dust: the man who discovered a hidden black lung epidemic 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z His grandfather, who helped raise him, was a coal miner — hand mangled by machinery, eye damaged by an explosion, dead too young of black lung disease. Divided by party, united by desperation, lawmakers seek help for poorest areas 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z In some areas, black lung is making a comeback, despite decades of regulations meant to curb it. West Virginia editorial roundup 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Now 71 and afflicted with black lung and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, he called repealing the plan “immoral and indefensible.” E.P.A. Heads to Coal Country to Hear Views on an Obama Climate Rule 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Two factors related to black lung disease are trending in opposite directions, and that’s not good. West Virginia editorial roundup 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Before HB-2 went into effect this July, the wait to receive black lung benefits was about two years. Dr Dust: the man who discovered a hidden black lung epidemic 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Willis suffered from emphysema and black lung disease and he worried about the impacts of the dust on his already degraded health. Trump's Breathtaking Hypocrisy on Coal Mining 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Officials of the Mine Safety and Health Administration are seeking comments on whether mining industry regulations meant to offer workers at least some protection against black lung should be amended. West Virginia editorial roundup 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z He died of the schwartze lunge—black lung—a disease triggered by the accumulation of small rock particles inhaled during mining, which ultimately causes tissue death in the lung. Germany's Transition from Coal to Renewables Offers Lessons for the World 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z That puts the benefits to affected miners and their families in jeopardy, and at a time when the threat of more black lung among miners is evident. West Virginia editorial roundup 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Kentucky is the sole state to exclude radiologists from the black lung benefit process. Dr Dust: the man who discovered a hidden black lung epidemic 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Ray, described on the group’s Patreon page as “an anarchist emeritus,” works for the non-profit Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center, which provides free legal representation for retired coal miners seeking federal black lung benefits. Podcast wants to engage about Appalachian stereotypes 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z “I got stage three black lung. There ain’t no stage four. I’m on my way out,” said Adams. Big tobacco still sees big business in America's poor 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Kent grew up in coal mining country, an industry that employed most of his family members and would claim the lives of three uncles — two through black lung and one in a cave-in. EXCHANGE: Globetrotting man carries memories of past life 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z “They were forced to work like animals,” said Riccardo Bossone, her husband, and many workers also died of black lung disease. A Gold Rush Revival in Italy, With Nuggets the Size of Bread Crumbs 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Without doubt, black lung is difficult to diagnose. Dr Dust: the man who discovered a hidden black lung epidemic 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Combs was laid off at least five more times before finally, in 2014, his doctor told him his body was giving out to black lung disease. Coal Jobs Prove Lucrative, but Not for Those in the Mines 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Adams is disabled with stage three pneumoconiosis, better known as black lung. Big tobacco still sees big business in America's poor 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z My father’s father died of black lung before I was born. Opinion | How to declare war on coal’s emissions without declaring war on coal communities 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z It made willful violation of safety rules a federal offense, put a ceiling on the amount of respirable coal dust permissible in a mine and compelled compensation for workers disabled by black lung disease. Ken Hechler, W.Va. congressman and author of ‘Bridge at Remagen,’ dies at 102 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z That early stage black lung often presents with no symptoms adds to the challenge. Dr Dust: the man who discovered a hidden black lung epidemic 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Cox has an early stage of black lung disease. Coal Jobs Prove Lucrative, but Not for Those in the Mines 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Eighteen years later, Winans still hasn’t remarried because marriage would end her black lung benefits. In West Virginia coal country, voters are ‘thrilled’ about Donald Trump 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z She supports sweeping reforms to the federal black lung benefits program and will adjust black lung benefits to reflect cost-of-living increases. Policy Prescriptions: Trump and Clinton on energy 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, we've lost my great grandfather, grandfather, several uncles, and many more cousins to black lung which incidentally is on the rise. The Challenge of Cutting Coal Dependence 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z They comprise the largest data collection on central Appalachian coal miners with complicated black lung. Dr Dust: the man who discovered a hidden black lung epidemic 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Has Donald mentioned how he will pay for the black lung or the kids' asthma? Can Clinton or Trump Recapture Robust American Growth? 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z Her husband died of black lung disease after a life in the mines. In West Virginia coal country, voters are ‘thrilled’ about Donald Trump 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health estimates black lung caused or contributed to deaths of more than 76,000 miners. Lower coal dust limit takes effect Monday in black lung push 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Officials say Sood’s appointment will sharpen the two institution’s focus on black lung disease, a scourge that develops from inhaling coal dust. UNM, Miners’ Colfax in pact to fight mining-related illness 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z The Kasich stump speech invariably begins with his roots: his mailman father, his coal-miner grandfather who died of black lung, his grandmother who could barely speak English. Can John Kasich excel in the year of the angry candidate? 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z For some context as to why this all matters to coal workers: You need medical coverage for things like black lung disease. The War on Coal Exists, but Miners Are the Targets 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Mining companies are required to report confirmed cases of black lung that they learn of to MSHA, but many miners are afraid of revealing a diagnosis. Black lung data elusive as new coal dust rules take effect 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Doctors told her that she had black lung disease and 15 months to live. Sickened in Rubble After 9/11, a ‘Lost Soul’ Longs for Her Old Life 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Some of his patients have black lung, a deadly respiratory disease that afflicts miners. Obama promotes anti-heroin strategy in coal country - BBC News 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Discussing inspectors from the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration, he complains that they pay too much attention to black lung disease, caused by excessive coal dust exposure. Coal Baron’s Trial May Turn on His Secretly Recorded Conversations 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z In another call, he said, black lung was not an issue worth the effort the industry was putting into it. Jury seated, openings conclude in ex-Massey CEO’s trial 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z However, they say that because miners are not required to report a diagnosis to their employer, the workers should be screened for black lung disease and be required to report a diagnosis. Black lung data elusive as new coal dust rules take effect 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Phillip Harris, 62, who has black lung disease, has lived for more than 40 years in a three-story building in San Francisco that doubles as his home and a boardinghouse. As Banks Retreat, Private Equity Rushes to Buy Troubled Home Mortgages 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z By Feb. 1, 2016, continuous personal dust monitors must be used to monitor occupations exposed to the highest concentrations and all miners with evidence of black lung. Regulators to hold outreach meeting on new coal dust rule 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z “The truth of the matter,” Mr. Blankenship is heard saying, “is black lung is not an issue in this industry that is worth the effort they put into it.” Coal Baron’s Trial May Turn on His Secretly Recorded Conversations 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Beyond the clinic, he provided the medical gravitas in a movement to obtain compensation for workers with black lung disease and to improve mine conditions so that the illness might be prevented. Donald L. Rasmussen, physician with focus on black lung disease, dies at 87 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z The advent of X-rays established that black lung disease, or pneumoconiosis, was caused by breathing coal dust particles from drilling and blasting. Dr. Donald L. Rasmussen, Crusader for Coal Miners’ Health, Dies at 87 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z Emma Burchett said she stopped working after she was diagnosed with breast cancer and black lung disease, an ailment caused by exposure to coal dust that mostly affects coal miners. Correction: Disability-Suicide story 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Mine Safety and Health Administration says the rule is part of the Labor Department’s effort to end black lung disease caused by prolonged exposure to coal mine dust. Regulators to hold outreach meeting on new coal dust rule 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z That life was anything but easy: Tens of thousands of miners perished underground, and those who survived often developed black lung disease and other chronic conditions. Pulitzer-winning music a tribute to Pennsylvania coal miners 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Coal ash in every stream and two black lungs in every chest cavity! McConnell’s anti-EPA plan: Convince Republicans to welcome big-government climate regulation 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z He said he found signs of black lung disease in 40 percent of them. Dr. Donald L. Rasmussen, Crusader for Coal Miners’ Health, Dies at 87 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z His tenure as governor was notable for road- and bridge-building projects, raises for teachers, improved benefits for welfare recipients and the designation of black lung disease as a mining disability. Arch Moore, 91, West Virginia Trail Blazer, Dies 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Then, his voice breaking, he shouted toward the plant's two remaining emission towers: "The soot from those two black lungs is killing all of us." In Navajo country, coal gives life — and takes it, some say 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z “How does that happen? It’s astonishing. . . . It’s akin to bringing a coal miners’ health claim without black lung disease.” Judge considers concussion settlement He was excited about the fact that he had black lung, which is psychotic. The Truth About Growing Up 'American Middle Class' 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Well, if you heard me up there today, it was talking about Mitch McConnell wanting to repeal root and branch something that is helping our miners actually collect their black lung benefits. Alison Lundergan Grimes: Thirty years is long enough 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Jenkins said even with a repeal, he would keep in place provisions dealing with expanded black lung benefits. W.Va. 3rd District race for Congress issue stances 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z An X-ray confirmed my hunch, showing the normally black lungs besmirched by the white flag of pneumonia in the right lower lobe. Of Medicine and Mushrooms 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z Here’s the deal: Concussions are the black lung of the NFL. NFL must pay for its handling of concussion issues — or Congress should intervene Jesus invented the 40-hour work week, and socialists invented black lung. The war on high-school history classes is a whole new level of dumb 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Stanley Sturgill, a retired coal miner from Kentucky who now suffers from black lung, a condition brought on by prolonged exposure to coal dust, was in the crowd. Thousands pack New York's streets to march against climate change 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z There she focused on helping coal miners who were diagnosed with black lung. Fairmont woman named W.Va. CASA director 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z Yet, as Grimes asserts herself as the candidate who supports expanding black lung benefits under the Affordable Care Act and tighter safety regulations in the mines, Kentucky’s coal industry is reeling from decline. Grimes and McConnell Play the Coal Game 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z On the other side was Stan Sturgill of Kentucky, a retired coal miner, who said at the hearing he now suffers from black lung and other respiratory ailments as a result of coal. EPA hears testimony on proposed carbon emissions rules 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z He suffers from black lung and other respiratory diseases, Sturgill said. Clean-air rules assailed as too much, too little 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z The panel was holding the hearing in response to a series by the Center for Public Integrity and ABC News on black lung benefits claims for miners. Ex-miner asks Congress for help on black lung 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z She has accused McConnell of ignoring miners sickened with black lung, because he has called for repealing Obama’s health care reform law, which would help those with the disease. In Kentucky's Senate race, coal is where the heart is 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z When a charity for coal miners was trying to raise $500 this year to buy oxygen pumps for a miner dying of black lung disease, its initial appeal fell flat. An Online Shift in China Muffles an Open Forum 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z Department of Workers’ Claims Commissioner Dwight Lovan told lawmakers Thursday that as more coal miners lose their jobs more of them are filing black lung claims. Kentucky coping with black lung backlog 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z Medical professionals say there is no known treatment for black lung disease but early detection is important. Free black lung testing at New Mexico mines 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z Chris Hamby of the Center for Public Integrity was awarded a Pulitzer for his reporting on how lawyers and doctors conspired to deny benefits to coal miners stricken with black lung disease. NSA stories take Pulitzer Prize 2014-04-14T19:28:58Z Days after he lost his position, Mr. Hensley, 50 years old, said he was diagnosed with black lung disease. Coal's Decline Hits Hardest in the Mines of Kentucky 2013-11-27T04:13:35Z Coal miners are rarely wealthy, and many are in bad health after decades in coal mines, stricken with black lung and other ailments. INSIGHT-U.S. miners' union charts new course to save benefits in bankruptcy 2013-05-01T10:59:58Z Chronic ailments caused by toxic-workplace air — black lung, stonecutter’s disease, asbestosis, grinder’s rot, pneumoconiosis — incapacitate more than 200,000 workers in the United States annually. OSHA has dismal record preventing long-term workplace hazards 2013-03-31T01:36:44Z For black lung cancer patients, however, there were larger differences. Segregation tied to more lung cancer deaths: study 2013-01-17T18:54:08Z But he thinks he's got the black lung, pop. Romney and Obama debate for the first time – as presented in live GIFs 2012-10-04T12:13:06Z And recent studies have suggested that so-called black lung disease is on the rise, threatening more than 85,000 miners working in 26 states. U.S. Watchdog Agency Backs Basis for Tightening Rules on Coal Dust Exposure 2012-08-17T20:38:00Z Her father was a coal miner who died of black lung disease when she was 11; Hoeger and her siblings survived on Social Security. Poll: Florida bingo set will go for safest net-but whose? 2012-06-08T17:53:15Z Ginsburg observed that the act deals with issues such as black lung disease. Supreme Court: Health Care Mandate May Be Dead, But Law Could Survive? 2012-03-28T18:40:00Z But Republicans succeeded in blocking new energy efficiency standards for light bulbs and won delays to a new Labor Department rule requiring a reduction of coal dust responsible for black lung disease. Congressional negotiators agree on $1T spending measure to avert government shutdown 2011-12-16T04:21:03Z One image shows a cut-open human chest in full color with black lungs protruding from inside. Smoking could kill 8 million a year by 2030: WHO 2011-05-31T11:34:26Z Her father stopped working in the mines at 65 and soon died of black lung disease. Judy Bonds, an Enemy of Mountaintop Coal Mining, Dies at 58 2011-01-16T00:28:26Z On Tuesday, a coroner performed an autopsy on Mr. Willingham to inspect him for black lung. Miners in U.S., China United by Tragedy 2010-04-10T02:18:00Z Injuries are not the only danger; many develop respiratory ailments like asthma, silicosis and black lung. Miners? Lives: Security, but Never Peace of Mind 2010-04-09T01:47:00Z The black lungs of colliers is another case in point. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 He says, I have had several opportunities of substantiating the carbonaceous matter in a state of extraordinary accumulation in black lungs supplied by my medical friends. An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners "Prosperity" meant good credit at the bank, black lungs, and housewives' Purgatory. The Magnificent Ambersons |
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