Mar 26 Environment Study Shows Bias, Conflicts Of Interest Among Doctors Who Read Black Lung X-rays Doctors hired by coal companies in black lung cases are far less likely to diagnose the disease in X-rays than are independent doctors or those who are hired by coal miners, a new study has concluded, pointing to conflicts of interest in the system that sick miners use to receive assistance. The doctors who worked […] By Curtis Tate Mar 26 Environment Study Shows Bias, Conflicts Of Interest Among Doctors Who Read Black Lung X-rays Curtis Tate
Sep 13 Health Remembering A Miner Who Personified Coal’s Contributions And Costs Charles Wayne Stanley ran underground mining machines for some 20 years, cutting coal from beneath the hills where Virginia meets Kentucky along the Cumberland ridge. He spent another decade as a roof bolter, work that kept the rock above from falling in on his fellow miners. Stanley was 53 when the Ohio Valley ReSource and […] By Jeff Young Sep 13 Health Remembering A Miner Who Personified Coal’s Contributions And Costs Jeff Young
May 5 Health Coal And COVID-19: Lung Impairment Makes Miners Especially Vulnerable To Coronavirus Coal mines have been designated essential to keep the nation’s energy supply stable. But no one is regulating sanitation to keep the workers safe. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource May 5 Health Lung Impairment Makes Miners Especially Vulnerable To Coronavirus Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 26 Health UMWA Wants More Coronavirus Protection For Coal Miners The union is asking federal regulators to set uniform, enforceable guidelines to help protect coal miners from contracting COVID-19. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 26 Health UMWA Wants More Coronavirus Protection For Coal Miners Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 23 Environment Ohio Valley Coal Industry Braces As COVID-19 Impacts Electricity Demand, International Exports The pandemic is straining the coal sector, and experts say the already struggling industry could face intense challenges in the months ahead. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 23 Environment Coal Industry Braces As COVID-19 Impacts Electricity Demand Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 24 Health Black Lung Benefits Drop For Kentucky Coal Miners After Controversial Law Change Since the change, the percentage of Kentucky miners diagnosed with black lung fell from 54 percent before the law change to just 26 percent. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 24 Health Black Lung Benefits Drop For Ky. Coal Miners After Law Change Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 5 Health Scientists, Mine Safety Officials Discuss Black Lung Protections The new partnership is designed to discuss ways to better protect coal miners from the dust that causes black lung disease. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 5 Health Scientists, Mine Safety Officials Discuss Black Lung Protections Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 10 Environment Study Shows Surface Coal Miners Are Exposed To Toxic Dust That Causes Black Lung The research is the first to specifically analyze long-term data on exposure to toxic silica dust for workers at surface mines. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 10 Environment Study: Surface Coal Miners Are Exposed To Toxic Dust, Too Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 25 Health MSHA Comment Period Shows Divide On Measures To Protect Miners Health Comments included a striking testimony from a coal miner sharing details of the ways in which mine operators cheat on dust monitoring. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 25 Health Comment Period Shows Divide On Measures To Protect Miners Health Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 20 Economy Black Lung Trust Fund Likely Burdened by Murray Bankruptcy Murray Energy's bankruptcy is likely to increase the debt of a struggling trust fund that supports disabled miners’ health care expenses. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 20 Economy Black Lung Trust Fund Likely Burdened by Murray Bankruptcy Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 14 Environment New Kentucky Memorial Honors Miners Who Died Of Black Lung This is believed to be the first memorial to remember the thousands of men and women who have died from black lung. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 14 Environment New Kentucky Memorial Honors Miners Who Died Of Black Lung Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 22 Health Coal Miners To Hit Capitol Hill For Black Lung Funding Appalachian coal miners will be in Washington D.C. this week to ask lawmakers to support the black lung disability trust fund. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 22 Health Coal Miners To Hit Capitol Hill For Black Lung Funding Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 19 Health As Congressional Panel Focuses On Black Lung, UMW Urges Stronger Health Protections UMW President Cecil Roberts and MSHA administrator David Zatezalo are both scheduled to testify Thursday morning before a House subcommittee. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 19 Health As Congress Focuses On Black Lung, UMW Urges Stronger Protections Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 10 Environment Amid Calls For Action On Black Lung, Regulators Show Few Signs Of Changes Mine safety regulators show little indication they will increase protection for miners. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 10 Environment Amid Call For Action On Black Lung, Regulators Show Few Signs Of Change Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 6 Environment Remembering A Coal Miner Who Stood Up For Those With Black Lung This is the story of one miner who worked to improve the lives of others with black lung, even as the disease took his own. By Jessica Lilly May 6 Environment Remembering A Coal Miner Who Stood Up For Those With Black Lung Jessica Lilly