Great (but of course heartbreaking) title. Thanks for breaking this down and sharing your thoughts! I will never understand the complete disregard for miners' health and safety on this topic...
The federal government pays benefits to coal miners affected by coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP, commonly referred to as black lung disease) and other lung diseases linked to coal mining in cases where responsible mine operators are not able to pay.
My great grandfather, a Pennsylvania coal miner, died of black lung. This shouldn’t still be happening.
And many of the NIOSH job cuts are happening in Appalachia: Morgantown, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati:
https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/local-news/2025/04/federal-employees-protest-cuts-to-niosh-facility-in-morgantown/
Great (but of course heartbreaking) title. Thanks for breaking this down and sharing your thoughts! I will never understand the complete disregard for miners' health and safety on this topic...
Well look at this:
The federal government pays benefits to coal miners affected by coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP, commonly referred to as black lung disease) and other lung diseases linked to coal mining in cases where responsible mine operators are not able to pay.
The administration’s agenda is to “cull the herd”. They don’t care how many die, we are all “disposable” to them.
How much did they pay those guys to pretend that coal is great for them?