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Nation Sep 21

Minnesota grapples with nickel mining impacts as EV manufacturing raises demand

By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Richard Coolidge

Health Aug 09

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Government eyes more coal regulations as black lung cases sharply rise among miners

One in five coal miners in central Appalachia with at least 25 years of experience has black lung disease. It is caused by inhaling toxic dust in and around mines and the most severe form is at its highest rate…

By William Brangham, Layla Quran

World Oct 16

Funeral ceremony of mine blast victim Selcuk Ayvaz, in the village of Ugurlar
Family mourns coal miner’s death in Turkey, demands punishment for explosion

Friday’s explosion at the state-owned Turkish Hard Coal Enterprise’s (TTK) mine in the Black Sea town of Amasra killed 41 miners and injured 11.

By Mehmet Guzel, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press

World Oct 14

Explosion at a coal mine in northern Turkey
Death toll rises to 41 in Turkish coal mine blast, dozens rescued

An explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey killed at least 22 people, Turkey's health minister announced, while rescuers working through the night were trying to bring dozens of others trapped to the surface.

By Mehmet Guzel, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press

World Jun 09

Polish miners, power workers, protest shift away from coal

Some four thousand Polish coal mining and power workers have protested in Warsaw against the gradual phasing out of coal use and against a European Union court order to immediately close down a mine.

By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press

Jan 22

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Coal miners have been inhaling deadly silica dust for decades. Now they’re dying

For decades, coal miners have been inhaling silica dust on the job. The extremely fine particles, generated when the quartz-rich limestone surrounding coal seams is cut, lodge in the lungs, obstructing respiration. According to a Frontline/NPR report, both the industry…

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May 02

Retired coal miners get health care fix, but pension problems remain

By Julie Percha

On Monday, lawmakers announced they reached a permanent solution for miners by glomming a health care fix onto the new government funding bill on track for passage this week. Funding for the miners provision would rely on trade fees, called…

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May 01

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News Wrap: May Day demonstrators protest Trump policies

By PBS News Hour

In our news wrap Monday, demonstrators in more than 200 cities took to the streets in massive May Day events, mostly directed toward President Trump’s policies. Also, the South and Midwest are bracing for more severe weather after powerful weekend…

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Apr 25

Watch 6:47
As Trump softens border wall money demand, will other barriers derail spending bill?

By PBS News Hour

Numerous reports suggested overnight that President Trump is open to delaying a border wall down payment, leading Democrats on Capitol Hill to declare a kind of victory and see hope for avoiding a government shutdown. But even if the border…

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Dec 16

Watch 6:47
Rate of black lung disease among miners may be 10 times higher than reported

By PBS News Hour

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…

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