Indiana County backs call for more 'black lung' benefits for miners
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Indiana County, PA backs call for more black lung benefits for miners - Appalachian Citizens' Law Center
At the request of the Appalachian Citizens Law Center in Whitesburg, Ky., the Indiana County Commissioners on Wednesday approved a resolution calling on the area’s federal lawmakers to support and vote for legislation to assist disabled miners. “Thousands of coal miners disabled by black lung disease and their dependents rely on federal black lung benefits,” Commissioner Sherene Hess said, “including, in fiscal year 2024, 1,471 Pennsylvanians, o…
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