This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is published here with permission. As Anita Wolfe sat in the hallway of a Charleston, W.Va., county courtroom, waiting to testify against the U.S.

Watch FRONTLINE & NPR's documentary on the rise of severe black lung disease among coal miners, and how the industry and government failed to protect them.

Biden cracks down on silica dust, a mining health scourge. By Hannah Northey | 04/16/2024 08:45 AM EDT . The long-awaited rule will limit miners’ exposure to the dangerous dust, which can lead ...

Vermilion officials have given the all clear on a substance found in the Vermilion River, according to a news release. At 9:23 a.m. June 30, the Vermilion Fire Department responded to the report ...

The dust from coal and rock is created as machines dig into the working face of the mine to get out the coal. ... intended to make sure miners are not being exposed to unsafe levels of coal dust.

But he doesn’t want anyone else to face his fate – or the myriad other dangers miners confront on the job. ... Even after being down there for a week, you’re still spitting up coal dust.

Deep cuts Miners have long faced grave health threats. Between 1900 and 1960, cave-ins, explosions, other disasters and mining accidents killed nearly 100,000 coal miners on the job.