NPR Story Highlights Four Important Studies About Resurgence of Black Lung Disease
Yesterday, NPR published another article in its series on the recent resurgence of black lung among American coal miners. The piece by Howard Berkes (with help…
Two Noteworthy Stories and Media Roundup from Last Week About Black Lung Resurgence Article from JAMA
After last week’s important publication in JAMA discussing NIOSH’s unprecedented finding of 416 coal miners with severe black lung—the largest single cluster of black lung ever…
JAMA Publishes Finding of 416 Coal Miners with Severe Black Lung; NPR Provides Coverage and Context
A significant finding in black lung research was published today in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. The letter (which is embedded below) was…
MSHA Should Not Reduce Protection from Black Lung
In December, the Trump Administration announced it is considering rolling back MSHA regulations that protect coal miners from “black lung” disease, which comes from breathing in…
NPR Revisits Black Lung Resurgence with Coverage of NIOSH Panel—NPR’s Count of Miners with Severe Black Lung Now at 2,000
Yesterday National Public Radio ran a piece by Howard Berkes following up on his important reporting from earlier this year about the alarming resurgence of severe…
Study on Progression of Severe Black Lung Shows Disease Not Being Detected Soon Enough Due to Infrequent X-rays of Coal Miners
Researchers are trying to better understand the resurgence of severe black lung among American coal miners. A study—”Radiographic Disease Progression in Contemporary US Coal Miners with…
Detailed Smithsonian.com Article: “Why Black Lung Disease Is Deadlier Than Ever Before”
A couple days ago, Smithsonian.com published a detailed article about the recent resurgence of black lung. The well-done article, titled “Why Black Lung Disease Is Deadlier…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Article on Black Lung Clinic
Over the weekend, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ran a story about a black lung clinic in McMurray, Pennsylvania: Lungs at Work. The reporter spoke with Lynda Glagola,…
NIOSH Article and NPR Story on Surging Rate of Complicated CWP
Two big pieces of news regarding black lung today. First, the Center for Disease Control has published an article “Resurgence of Progressive Massive Fibrosis in Coal…
Lower Respirable Dust Standard Now Effective in U.S. Coal Mines
Today, August 1, 2016, is the effective date of the new, lower limit on coal-mine dust in American mines. This reduction is expected to reduce the…