The benefit payments miners sick with black lung disease receive are not keeping pace with the cost of living, a new analysis showed. Current monthly benefits for a miner and one dependent in 2024 ...

Happy Black History Month y'all! The world may be chaotic, BUT we're still celebrating Black history all February long, starting with the best Black tweets from the week, enjoy! Let us know which ...

A Biden administration rule lowered the amount of toxic dust workers in mines and quarries can be exposed to, but a lawsuit and new Congress could upend it.

When the Appalachian Citizens Law Center (ACLC) went looking for someone to help them publicize the risk of Covid-19 for coal miners with black lung disease, they wanted a person miners could trust.

Lung cancer continues to have a profound impact on many communities, but the disparity is especially notable within Black populations. In these communities, lung cancer incidence and mortality ...