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Black lung: Advocates eye new federal silica-dust standard to stem resurgence among coal miners

Black lung: Advocates eye new federal silica-dust standard to stem resurgence among coal miners
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Brock: Griffith is missing an opportunity to show he cares about the coal miners who elected him

I’ve lived in Southwest Virginia all my life, and I started working in the coal mines as a teenager. When I was 45, after decades of working for Westmoreland Coal,

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Appalachian Voices: Advocates Applaud Introduction of Rep Scott & Adams 10-Year Extension of Excise Tax for Black Lung Disability Trust Fund

This is a welcome development for miners with black lung disease and their families who rely on the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund for a small monthly living stipend and health insurance. On Jan. 1, 2022, the excise tax rate was cut by more than half after Congress failed to pass a four-year extension in the Build Back Better Act, and the trust fund is now losing.

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