Harsh reality
Cuts in workers' health plans put lives of US coal miners in jeopardy
Updated: 2025-11-27 09:35
He said he wore his protective respirator throughout his nearly 30-year career, but was still diagnosed with a progressive form of complicated black lung and silicosis when he was 45. He was allowed to move to a job on the surface with no pay cut. Now, just four years later, he said he doesn't have the wind to mow his lawn.
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