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About one in five of the 4,000 to 6,000 miners the program screens each year have developed black lung disease, researchers testified.
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Bob Ortega, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The division is responsible for screening and reviewing medical exams to determine whether there is evidence that coal miners have developed a respiratory ailment, commonly known as black lung disease.
—Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
That same day, the Trump administration paused implementation of a rule that would help protect coal miners from an aggressive form of black lung disease.
—Taylor Sisk, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
Representative Riley Moore, Republican of West Virginia, expressed relief that Mr. Kennedy had reversed the firings of more than 100 employees with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which helps protect coal miners from black lung disease.
—Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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Bob Ortega, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The division is responsible for screening and reviewing medical exams to determine whether there is evidence that coal miners have developed a respiratory ailment, commonly known as black lung disease.
—Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
That same day, the Trump administration paused implementation of a rule that would help protect coal miners from an aggressive form of black lung disease.
—Taylor Sisk, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
Representative Riley Moore, Republican of West Virginia, expressed relief that Mr. Kennedy had reversed the firings of more than 100 employees with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which helps protect coal miners from black lung disease.
—Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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“Black lung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20lung. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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