Black Lung Caused by Living Near Coal Processing Plant?
Erica Peterson of WFPL has an interesting story up about a civil suit filed by a woman who says her anthracosis was caused by a coal…
Senator Casey Urges Public Release of Johns Hopkins’s Investigation of Dr. Wheeler & Black Lung X-ray Reading Program
As reported yesterday by ABC News, Senator Casey of Pennsylvania urged Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine to release the results of its internal review regarding…
Tennessee News Program Features Miner Whose Black Lung Claim Was Denied
Yesterday, a news program from Knoxville, Tennessee’s WATE featured a miner named Leo Strunk whose claim for black lung benefits has been denied. The compelling story…
“Issues in Black Lung Benefits Law” CLE on March 21, 2015 Hosted by Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center
On March 21, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center (the publisher of this blog) is hosting an event called “Issues in Black Lung Benefits…
DOL Posts Information About Hiring Contract Lawyers for Black Lung Claims Before OALJ
Last month the Department of Labor posted preliminary information about its proposal to hire contract lawyers to draft proposed decisions in federal black lung claims for…
Al Jazeera Video on Black Lung Activism in China
Al Jazeera has posted an interesting 25-minute video (available here) about Chinese black lung activist Wang Keqin, an investigative journalist who formed an organization called “Love…
Wall Street Journal Reports on Staggering Black Lung Epidemic in China
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…
1970’s Comic Book Detailed Problems with Early Black Lung Benefits System
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…
Senators Introduce Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2014
Yesterday, a group of senators and representatives introduced parallel bills to amend the Black Lung Benefits Act in the Senate (S. 2959) and House (H.R. 5751). …
Bill Seeks to Reform Federal Black Lung Benefits Program
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…