miners
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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 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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