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The federal Black Lung Program was enacted in 1969, just prior to the death of my grandfather, a Kentucky coal miner, from the disease. Black lung, also known as “Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis,” is an ...

MATEWAN, WV — Coal. It's been powering homes for hundreds of years. While many want to reduce the use of fossil fuels, coal use is actually up around 22% nationwide, the first increase in seven years.

There has been a resurgence of black lung disease, also known as Coal Worker’s Pneumoconiosis (CWP), in recent years among miners in the central Appalachian coalfields. Long considered an affliction ...

A setback is delaying important health screenings for coal miners in southern West Virginia.

Black Lung Disease is a topic and medical condition you hear about often from coal miners. However, the condition, and its ...