Miners Black Lung

Dave Jamieson

GOP Gives Christmas Gift To Big Coal, Endangers Miners

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 12.19.2011

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WASHINGTON -- As House Republicans and Democrats patted one another on the back over their new spending agreement Friday, advocates for coal miners we...

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Black Lung Disease On The Rise Again

Posted 07.23.2011

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Black lung disease, long a killer of coal miners, is on the rise again after retreating in the 30 years since Congress passed tougher mine safety ...

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