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“They’re crooks”: Coal industry aims to exploit coronavirus crisis to cut payments to miners with black lung
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“They’re crooks”: Coal industry aims to exploit coronavirus crisis to cut payments to miners with black lung

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Some of the largest coal companies in the United States are using the coronavirus crisis to pressure Congress to slash the tax that finances the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, a lifeline for more than 20,000 miners whose lung disease makes them more vulnerable to COVID-19.

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Peter Dykstra
Peter Dykstra
Peter Dykstra has worked on environmental issues for decades. He is based in Conyers, Ga., and is a former publisher and weekend editor at Environmental Health News and The Daily Climate. He is a contributor to Public Radio International’s Living On Earth.
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