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Environment & Climate
A Decade of Dust: The Lingering Crisis of Black Lung Disease and the Battle for Miner Benefits
For 38 years, Josh Armes navigated the subterranean passages of West Virginia and Virginia, extracting the coal that fueled the…
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Environment & Climate
Caught in the Dust: The Decades-Long Battle for Black Lung Benefits in the Shadow of Regulatory Stagnation
For 38 years, Josh Armes navigated the subterranean passages of West Virginia and Virginia, extracting the energy that powered the…
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Environment & Climate
The Resurgence of Black Lung How Silica Dust and Regulatory Delays are Decimating a New Generation of Appalachian Miners
Justin Smarsh, a 42-year-old resident of Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania, represents a harrowing new trend in the American coal industry. A…
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Environment & Climate
The Silent Resurgence of Black Lung: How Silica Dust and Regulatory Delays are Decimating Appalachian Coal Communities
Justin Smarsh, a 42-year-old resident of Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania, once spent his weekends navigating the winding rivers and creeks of…
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