Video Coal miners demand protections after federal cuts to black lung monitoring program

What It Will Take to Stop Trump’s Assault on Coal Miners (and the Rest of Us)

Trump is bragging about boosting coal while stripping miners of protections. But the history of miners' strikes offers a lesson in resistance for all.

Video Coal miners demand protections after federal cuts to black lung monitoring program

One hundred days into the Trump administration, the federal program that protects miners from black lung has been gutted. ABC News’ Jay O’Brien travels through Appalachia, talking to those impacted.

Some federal workers focused on 'black lung' screenings reinstated but still face June termination

The Trump administration plans to terminate federal workers focused on preventing and responding to work-related illnesses, including "black lung" disease in coal miners, according to an internal government memo obtained by NBC News, despite in recent days reinstating some who had been let go.

Trump Making Black Lung Great Again

Donald Trump won every single county in West Virginia. He won the whole state by almost 42 points, with 69 percent. Now, he’s giving the people of West Virginia something back.Unfortunately for them, that something is “more black lung disease.”Because for all the talk about “beautiful, clean coal,” and executive orders meant to “Reinvigorate America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry,” for as fond as he is of standing in front of large groups of mi…

Some federal workers focused on ‘black lung’ screenings reinstated but face June termination – Mnnofa

The Trump administration plans to terminate federal workers focused on preventing and responding to work-related illnesses, including “black lung” disease in coal miners, according to an internal government memo obtained by NBC News, despite in recent days reinstating some who had been let go.  Those terminations could threaten critical programs used to screen for health issues in workers with toxic exposures, including 9/11 first responders, ac…