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Local / State

Calls For Change Follow NPR/'Frontline' Black Lung Investigation

Howard Berkes

Federal regulations for silica dust in coal mines haven't changed in decades. But since an NPR/ Frontlinereport into black lung, some are calling for a new response.
Politics

Trump's Rollback Of Pollution Rules To Hit Coal Country Hard

Associated Press

It's coal people like miner Steve Knotts, 62, who make West Virginia Trump Country.So it was no surprise that President Donald Trump picked the state to…

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