https://www.lpm.org/news/2022-12-08/advocates-urge-congress-to-update-black-lung-program
Advocates urge Congress to update black lung program
Dec 9, 2022 - The Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act would increase monthly benefits for retired miners and ensure miners’ access to legal representation.
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https://undark.org/2026/05/06/black-lung-federal-protections/
In Coal Country, Black Lung Surges as Federal Protections Stall
As cases mount, industry pushback is delaying federal rules that would reduce miners’ exposure to deadly silica dust.
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https://inthesetimes.com/article/west-virginia-coal-miner-niosh-black-lung-program
A West Virginia Coal Miner Just Saved NIOSH’s Black Lung Program - In These Times
May 15, 2025 - A federal judge ordered the restoration of jobs in the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety’s Respiratory Health Division after a veteran coal...
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https://publicintegrity.org/environment/breathless-and-burdened/johns-hopkins-terminates-black-lung-program/
Johns Hopkins terminates black lung program – Center for Public Integrity
Feb 21, 2023 - Johns Hopkins Medicine said Wednesday that it has discontinued its black lung program, the subject of a Center for Public Integrity-ABC News investigation that...
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