black lung disease

Coal Company Officials Plead Guilty After Hiding Black Lung Dangers

So far three former officials with Armstrong Coal have acknowledged their part in a fraud made public by HuffPost.
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Appalachian Communities Brace For Coronavirus: It's Going 'To Wipe Us Out'

Vulnerable coal miners suffering from black lung disease fear what will happen if COVID-19 is added to the mix.
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Coal Company Officials Indicted For Allegedly Hiding Risk Of Black Lung Disease

Former supervisors at Armstrong Coal were charged with submitting bogus dust samples to the government, a company practice HuffPost exposed in 2014.
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This Retired Miner Has Black Lung Disease. He's Fighting To Make Sure No One Else Gets It.

Michael "Flip" Wilson stopped working as a miner more than a year ago. Then the hard work began.
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