Jan 9 Environment Ohio Valley Senators Again Aim To Shore Up Shaky Pension Plan For Coal Miners Two Ohio Valley lawmakers have introduced a bill in Congress to shore up coal miners’ health and pension benefits and restore funding for the federal black lung trust fund. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 9 Environment Ohio Valley Senators Again Aim To Shore Up Pension Plan For Miners Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 4 Environment 3 Miners Dead In 11 Days: Grim December Caps Year In Coal Mine Safety The U.S. coal mining industry was on track for its safest year in history, but in an 11-day span in late December, three miners died after separate incidents. By Jeff Young Jan 4 Environment Grim December Caps Year In Coal Mine Safety Jeff Young
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
Dec 5 Environment Mine Workers Sue Federal Regulators Over Controversial Mine Safety Decision The United Mine Workers of America is suing MSHA after the agency reduced its heightened oversight of a West Virginia coal mine with a poor safety record. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 5 Environment Mine Workers Sue Feds Over Controversial Mine Safety Decision Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
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
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
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