Black lung rates in Appalachia are high as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick

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03:30 AM 1 source: NPR
Appalachia's black lung rates highest in nearly 50 years as miners' protections stall
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10:00 AM 1 source: NPR
Black lung rates in Appalachia are high as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick