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Environment & Climate
The Silent Epidemic: Why Thousands of Coal Miners Are Trapped in a Decadelong Battle for Black Lung Benefits
For 38 years, Josh Armes descended into the earth, spending his career working the coal seams of West Virginia and…
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Environment & Climate
The Resurgence of Black Lung Disease and the Battle for Federal Benefits in the American Coal Industry
For 38 years, Josh Armes navigated the claustrophobic, dust-choked tunnels of coal mines across West Virginia and Virginia. He was…
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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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