Appalachia's black lung rates highest in nearly 50 years as miners' protections stall
First publishedAug 5, 08:01 UTC
Last updatedAug 5, 10:27 UTC · 9m ago
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Rates are now as bad as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick and dying. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines.(Image credit: Roger May for NPR)
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- Rates are now as bad as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick and dying. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines.(Image credit: Roger May for NPR)
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