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Democratic members of Congress introduced legislation Tuesday to provide additional funding for coal miners suffering from black lung. The bills came as a…
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A Congressional panel heard testimony and had some sharp questions Thursday about the epidemic of black lung disease among Appalachian miners. Labor…
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Steadman retrospective coming to Lexington ? Group purchasing of solar power ? The shortcomings at KY OSHA? Coal employment at all-time low ? Pikeville's…
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These stories are on the latest Eastern Standard: Lexington's Mayor Gorton on priorities such as fighting opioid addiction and creating an Ag-Tech…
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This year, under the Trump administration, MSHA decided to remove POV status for the Affinity mine in an agreement with the company that resolved…
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On a cool but clear November day about a dozen residents from eastern Kentucky’s coal mining region crowded into the lobby of an office building in the…
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Retired coal miners and coal community activists are on Capitol Hill this week urging action on two important issues for miners: pensions and black lung…
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A new study by federal health officials finds the recent surge in cases of black lung disease is especially concentrated among coal miners in central…
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A new report from the National Academy of Sciences says the coal mining industry needs a “fundamental shift” in the way it controls exposure to coal and…
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A new study from the Government Accountability Office finds that the federal fund supporting coal miners with black lung disease could be in financial…