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The Persistent, and Rising, Threat of Black Lung Disease
Despite being on the decline after the 1970s, the prevalence of black lung has been on the rise over the last 2 decades,1 and the federal government has issued a new rule on miners' safety.2 With changes in mining technology, miners can dig deeper, …