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
Apr 8 Environment Radiologists Call For Repeal Of Kentucky Black Lung Law The American College of Radiologists is asking Kentucky to repeal a new law that changes how coal miners receive benefits for black lung disease. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 8 Environment Radiologists Call For Repeal Of Kentucky Black Lung Law Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 29 Environment Amid Black Lung Surge, Kentucky Changes Benefits Process For Miners Lawmakers in Kentucky this week approved changes to a benefits program that critics say will make it harder for sick miners to get help. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 29 Environment Amid Black Lung Surge, Kentucky Changes Benefits Process For Miners Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 28 Health Congress Boosts ‘Black Lung’ Treatment Funding By Millions Hundreds of coal miners have been diagnosed with Progressive Massive Fibrosis in the last five years. The advanced stage of the disease is known as "black lung." By Howard Berkes, NPR Mar 28 Health Congress Boosts 'Black Lung' Treatment Funding By Millions Howard Berkes, NPR
Feb 12 Environment Living With Black Lung: Coal Miners Caught In A Surging Epidemic The central Appalachian coalfields are in the middle of an unprecedented epidemic of severe black lung disease. Here is the story of two men in the middle of it. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 12 Environment Living With Black Lung: Coal Miners Caught In A Surging Epidemic Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 6 Health Black Lung Study Finds Biggest Cluster Ever Of Fatal Coal Miners’ Disease The cluster, found in central Appalachia and first reported by NPR, indicates that a disease once thought to be on the decline is still a common killer among coal miners. By Howard Berkes, NPR and Adelina Lancianese, NPR Feb 6 Health Study Finds Biggest Cluster Ever Of Fatal Coal Miners' Disease Howard Berkes, NPR and Adelina Lancianese, NPR