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Coal miners speak out as Trump strips away health protections
The move comes after public pressure from Capito, and follows a series of ABC News reports detailing the impact the firings would have on black lung health care programs for coal miners.
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Dr. Mark Abdelmalek, ABC News, 13 May 2025
About one in five of the 4,000 to 6,000 miners the program screens each year have developed black lung disease, researchers testified.
—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
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Dr. Mark Abdelmalek, ABC News, 13 May 2025
About one in five of the 4,000 to 6,000 miners the program screens each year have developed black lung disease, researchers testified.
—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
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“Black lung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20lung. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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