BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — Local union miners are advocating for an increase in black lung benefits, citing the need for updated support that has remained unchanged for several years. In Belmont ...

Black lung is a deadly and incurable disease caused by inhaling toxic coal dust. NIOSH epidemiologists recently found that 1 in 5 longtime coal miners in Central Appalachia have black lung, the ...

A 2018 study revealed over 4,000 cases of the most severe form of black lung disease in coal miners, with over half of those diagnosed since the year 2000.

The details about the black lung programs halted by the government’s mass layoffs and funding cuts have not previously been reported. “It’s going to be devastating to miners,” said Anita ...

Layoffs halt black lung protection programs for miners NIOSH and MSHA programs suspended amid Trump administration cuts Miners face increased risk as safety regulations enforcement weakens OAK ...

WASHINGTON (WJHL) — The U.S. Department of Labor has finalized a new rule designed to protect black lung benefits. The department says the new rule will ease the burden coal company bankruptcies ...

Advocates for coal miners with black lung and their families sent a letter to Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., on Tuesday urging them to prioritize increases to the ...

One of the most well-known areas with a high concentration of black lung disease is Appalachia, which stretches from southern New York state to northern Mississippi and all of West Virginia ...

Black coloured mucus or phlegm coughed up can be a serious sign of an underlying illness. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr. Vidit Kapoor, Assistant Professor, Medical Oncology, Amrita ...

Despite a “steep decline in black lung rates” following the passage of the Coal Mine Safety Act of 1969, rates began to rise around the turn of the century. “The prevalence and severity have increased ...

Learn about NIOSH's 2024 black lung screening program for coal miners, offering free and confidential screenings to detect early signs of lung disease caused by coal mine dust exposure. Find ...

Used to be, black lung didn't force a man out of the mines until he was in his late fifties or early sixties. Kevin is just 34. Kevin has been a coal miner almost half his life.