Dec 19 Health Amid Black Lung Surge, Pulmonary Rehab Brings Hope To Disabled Miners A clinic in Virginia is offering a new approach, and some new hope, that miners coping with black lung can reduce their suffering. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 19 Health Amid Black Lung Surge, Pulmonary Rehab Brings Hope To Miners Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 18 Environment Data Dives And Shoe Leather: How NPR’s Howard Berkes Investigated Appalachia’s Black Lung Epidemic Data loom large in this investigation: Berkes analyzed 30 years of dust monitoring data. But it also required old-fashioned shoe leather reporting. By Jeff Young Dec 18 Environment How NPR's Howard Berkes Investigated Appalachia's Black Lung Epidemic Jeff Young
Dec 17 Health Black Lung, Red Ink: Residents Press McConnell As Deadline Looms For Black Lung Fund More than 25,000 miners and their dependents rely on the federal trust fund for benefits because a responsible employer cannot be identified. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 17 Health Residents Press McConnell As Deadline Looms For Black Lung Fund Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 21 Politics Ky. Lawmakers Want To Repeal Changes To Black Lung Workers’ Comp Two lawmakers are co-sponsoring a bipartisan measure to repeal a new law that limits which doctors can evaluate black lung workers' compensation claims. By Ryland Barton Nov 21 Politics Ky. Lawmakers Want To Repeal Changes To Black Lung Workers' Comp Ryland Barton
Oct 24 Health McConnell Hints At Action To Preserve Tax Supporting Black Lung Fund The black lung trust fund provides payments to more than 25,000 disabled coal miners and their dependents but has faced chronic debts. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 24 Health McConnell Hints At Action To Preserve Tax Supporting Black Lung Fund Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 25 Health Miners Urge Congressional Action On Pensions, Black Lung Fund Retired coal miners and coal community activists are on Capitol Hill this week urging action on two important issues for miners: pensions and black lung benefits. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 25 Health Miners Urge Congressional Action On Pensions, Black Lung Fund Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 24 Environment Safer Direction? Top Mine Regulator Addresses Concerns About Dust And Deaths In Coal Trump’s top mine safety regulator used a recent lecture in West Virginia to lay out his priorities for the agency charged with keeping miners safe. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 24 Environment Top Mine Regulator Addresses Concerns About Dust And Deaths In Coal Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 13 Health Federal Dust Fraud Charges Highlight Black Lung Threat For Miners The arraignment of former Armstrong Coal employees in Western Kentucky last week highlights the many challenges miners face in the workplace. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 13 Health Federal Dust Fraud Charges Highlight Black Lung Threat For Miners Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 24 Recut Recut: If Black Lung Is The Cost Of Doing Business, Is It Worth It? Today on Recut, we hear from NPR's Howard Berkes and Jeff Young from The Ohio Valley ReSource about the state of black lung. And we hear from the miners themselves. By Jonese Franklin Jul 24 Recut Recut: If Black Lung Is The Cost Of Doing Business, Is It Worth It? Jonese Franklin
Jul 20 Environment Central Appalachia’s Black Lung Rates Highest In 25 Years A new study by federal health officials finds the recent surge in cases of black lung disease is especially concentrated among coal miners in central Appalachia. By Jeff Young Jul 20 Environment Central Appalachia’s Black Lung Rates Highest In 25 Years Jeff Young
Jun 29 Environment National Academy Report Urges Stronger Coal Dust Monitoring Amid Black Lung Surge The report says the coal mining industry needs a “fundamental shift” in the way it controls exposure to coal and rock dust in order to prevent lung disease among miners. By Jeff Young Jun 29 Environment Report Urges Stronger Coal Dust Monitoring Amid Black Lung Surge Jeff Young
Jun 5 Environment Black Lung Benefits Fund In Deepening Debt As Epidemic Surges A new study from the Government Accountability Office finds that the federal fund supporting coal miners with black lung disease could be in financial trouble without congressional action. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 5 Environment Black Lung Benefits Fund In Deepening Debt As Epidemic Surges Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 4 Community Coal Miners’ Fund Set For Deep Cuts As Black Lung Epidemic Grows A federal trust fund for coal miners with the deadly disease black lung could run up a $15 billion deficit, if a planned funding cut happens at the end of the year. By Howard Berkes, NPR Jun 4 Community Coal Miners' Fund Set For Deep Cuts As Black Lung Epidemic Grows Howard Berkes, NPR
May 17 Health Lung Transplants Rise Amid Region’s Black Lung Epidemic A new study shows that as black lung cases have surged there has also been a dramatic increase in one very expensive and risky surgical treatment — lung transplant. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource May 17 Health Lung Transplants Rise Amid Region’s Black Lung Epidemic Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 10 Environment Ky. Lawmakers Didn’t Consult Federal Experts About Limiting Black Lung Claims Reviews NIOSH said Monday it was not consulted by Kentucky lawmakers before they passed a law that mostly limits black lung diagnoses to doctors working for coal companies. By Howard Berkes, NPR and Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 10 Environment Ky. Lawmakers Didn't Consult Federal Experts About Black Lung Howard Berkes, NPR and Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource