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22 March
Jacob Stump: Black lung is on the rise in Appalachia; deregulation of the coal mine industry is the main culprit
Coal miners in Appalachia are exposed to double the levels of silica dust and researchers discovered a massive cluster of black lung cases in Appalachia, because the last two Republican federal administrations have taken a deregulatory stance toward the coal industry.
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