Coal Miners Left Behind | Charleston News

Coal miners face deadly silica dust exposure as the Trump administration delays enforcing critical safety rules, while Congress stays silent on overdue black lung benefit reforms—leaving miners and families vulnerable. Meanwhile, West Virginia’s leadership battles internal political firestorms and a looming demographic crisis as the state hemorrhages working-age residents, all amid a culture that treats miners as expendable tools and politicians as reluctant allies of the coal industry. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0bb4182b6afbbee8