EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story is part two of a two-part series examining the devastating impact of black lung disease on the lives of southern West Virginia coal miners and the complications they ...

During the 15 years that have passed since our organization first petitioned the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to create a rule to stop the surging black lung epidemic, we’ve seen a ...

Senators have reintroduced the Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act to reduce barriers that keep miners and their survivors ...

The untold story of big money, black lung and doctors for the coal companies. Oct. 29, 2013 — -- For an increasing number of America's coal miners, the sunset on a career spent underground is ...

Va., introduced the “Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act” to help make medical benefits more accessible to miners.

Newly introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate would expand medical coverage for miners suffering from black lung disease. New congressional legislation could open up access to compensation and ...

Don Blankenship says companies justified in fighting black lung cases. April 8, 2014 — -- The former boss of one of the nation’s largest coal companies, who was known for his iron-fisted control ...

The federal Black Lung Program was enacted in 1969, just prior to the death of my grandfather, a Kentucky coal miner, from the disease. Black lung, also known as “Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis,” is an ...

RESULTS OF THE FINANCIAL STUDY ARE EXPECTED IN TWO MONTHS. A NEW FEDERAL RULE TAKES EFFECT TODAY TO COMBAT A DEADLY DISEASE ONCE AGAIN ON THE RISE AMONG COAL MINERS. CONGRESSMAN MORGAN MCGARVEY ...

There has been a resurgence of black lung disease, also known as Coal Worker’s Pneumoconiosis (CWP), in recent years among miners in the central Appalachian coalfields. Long considered an affliction ...

Black lung disease and silicosis have roots in the industrial revolution, and beryllium disease dates to before World War II, but these conditions have not been consigned to the dustbin of history. In ...

This story was originally published by AP News. Lisa Emery loves to talk about her “boys.” With each word, the respiratory therapist’s face softens and shines with pride. But keep her talking, and it ...