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Black Lung Disease Remains a Threat, but Federal Officials Delay Effort To Address It
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Black Lung Disease Remains a Threat, but Federal Officials Delay Effort To Address It

The disease has long been a risk of coal mining, an industry the Trump administration is trying to reinvigorate.
USWEST VIRGINIAVIRGINIACRYSTAL ARMESUNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINEUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

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NPRAug 5Louisville Public MediaNov 10

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