After Decades of Delays, Coal Miners Hail Rule to Slow Black Lung Disease July 25, 2023 A half-century ago, the nation`s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict...
Mine Worker Advocates Worried Coal Firm’s Tax Cut Jeopardizes Black Lung Fund March 22, 2019 By Dylan Lovan The Trump administration and coal industry allies are insisting that a federal black lung trust fund will continue to pay...
Kentucky Bill Reducing Black Lung Claim Assessments Headed to Governor April 2, 2017 By Bruce Schreiner Kentucky lawmakers completed quick work Thursday evening on a proposal championed by the Senate’s top leader to reduce the beleaguered...