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My mother’s father died young of black lung.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
The hundreds of workers brought back this week join those previously reinstated in the coal workers' program focused on protecting miners from the black lung respiratory disease.
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Dr. Mark Abdelmalek,
ABC News,
14 Jan. 2026
That came only after a West Virginia coal miner diagnosed with black lung sued.
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Margie Mason,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
Deaths from black lung — a chronic condition caused by inhaling coal dust — had been in decline since the introduction of federal regulations over a half-century ago.
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Taylor Sisk,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
The hundreds of workers brought back this week join those previously reinstated in the coal workers' program focused on protecting miners from the black lung respiratory disease.
—
Dr. Mark Abdelmalek,
ABC News,
14 Jan. 2026
That came only after a West Virginia coal miner diagnosed with black lung sued.
—
Margie Mason,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
Deaths from black lung — a chronic condition caused by inhaling coal dust — had been in decline since the introduction of federal regulations over a half-century ago.
—
Taylor Sisk,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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“Black lung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20lung. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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