A Reemergence of Black Lung for Coal Workers

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A Reemergence of Black Lung for Coal Workers

by The Investigative Newswire on July 9, 2012 · comment

EDGAR ZORNES OF CLOTHIER, WEST VIRGINIA, NEAR MADISON WITH HIS DOG. A MINER FOR 23 YEARS, HE HAS BLACK LUNG. DOCTORS HAVE DETERMINED MINERS CONTRACT BLACK LUNG FROM AIR-BORNE PARTICLES OF COAL DUST IN THE MINES WHICH FILL UP AIR SACKS IN THEIR LUNGS AND MAKE IT INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO BREATHE. photo: WIkimedia Commons

Black lung surges back in coal country by Chris Hamby for iWatch News PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Ray Marcum bears the marks of a bygone era of coal mining. At 83, his voice is raspy, his eastern Kentucky accent [...]