Health Aug 09 Government eyes more coal regulations as black lung cases sharply rise among miners By William Brangham, Layla Quran
Health Dec 16 Watch 6:47 Rate of black lung disease among miners may be 10 times higher than reported Lung disease is a well-known deadly consequence of working in the coal industry. But a new NPR study finds miners are suffering from the most advanced form of the disease at a rate ten times higher than the government has… By PBS News Hour