Chris Hamby
Black Lung Disease Surges To New Highs, Research Shows
The likely reason the dreaded coal miners' disease has come back: failure by mining companies to use tried and true methods to control dust.
Chris Hamby
More Than 1,000 Miners Might Have Been Wrongly Denied Black Lung Benefits, Government Says
The Department of Labor has told coal miners that a Johns Hopkins doctor might have wrongly ruled out that they have the disease, effectively denying them benefits. The government is responding to a series of investigative stories published last year by the Center for Public Integrity in partnership with ABC News.
Chris Hamby
Department Of Labor Announces Plan To Protect Coal Miners After Black Lung Investigation
The new rule is a direct response to disclosures that lawyers kept key evidence from sick miners, which caused some to lose benefits cases.
Chris Hamby
