EPISODE · Aug 20, 2026 · 4 MIN
Black lung rates in Appalachia are high as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick
from Today from The Ohio Newsroom · host Howard Berkes, Justin Hicks, Louisville Public Media
Rates are now the highest they've been in nearly 50 years among veteran coal miners. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines.
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