Under the Senate version of the health-care bill, miners totally disabled with black lung disease and their widows would have an easier time getting benefits.

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A government report released today provides further evidence of the toll coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) is exacting among miners.

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The U.S. Government today put its full weight behind ending black lung disease among the nation’s coal miners.

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MSHA will officially launch what it calls its “comprehensive black lung reduction strategy” Dec. 3.

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