On Monday, April 23, 2018, the Supreme Court will hear argument in a case that could have serious consequences for current and future recipients of federal…
The United States isn’t the only country dealing with a black lung epidemic. A recent report from the Wall Street Journal documents the soaring rate of black…
Due in part to recent national press coverage of black lung disease in this country, a group of senators and representatives have introduced parallel bills to…
Two researchers with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s Division of Respiratory Disease Studies have conducted a literature review concerning the lung diseases related…
Senators Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Robert Casey (D-PA) plan to introduce a bill to ensure that miners receive fairer treatment when pursuing benefits claims. According to the…
New research from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has found that the rate of the most severe form of black lung among…
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is expanding its national program of health surveillance for coal miners. In accordance with the Mine Safety and…
In 1998, the Louisville Courier-Journal ran “Dust, Deception and Death,” a five-part investigation into the shocking prevalence of black lung in the mining industry. One story…
The Huffington Post is out with a story today highlighting several ACLC clients in western Kentucky who have been subjected to poor coal dust conditions, mine…
For the first time since 1972, the Department of Labor has passed new respirable coal dust standards for U.S. coal mines. The updated limit, which was originally proposed…