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Appalachia's black lung rates highest in nearly 50 years as miners' protections stall

Rates are now as bad as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick and dying. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines.

NPR News By Howard Berkes Captured Aug 5, 2026, 9:33 AM
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Rates are now as bad as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick and dying.

Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines.

Rates are now as bad as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick and dying.

Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines.

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