Josh Cochran worked deep in the coal mines of West Virginia since he was 22 years old, pulling a six-figure salary that ...

A decades-old program operated by NIOSH to detect lung disease in coal miners is one of the federal programs that have been ...

A federal program that screens coal miners for black lung disease has been shuttered because of layoffs and budget cuts.

One hundred days into the Trump administration, the federal program that protects miners from black lung has been gutted. ABC News’ Jay O’Brien travels through Appalachia, talking to those impacted.

Coal miners are asking President Trump for help after a new federal rule cracking down on dangerous rock dust tied to black lung disease has been paused.

At a White House ceremony flanked by coal workers ... core mission to protect the health and safety of America’s miners.” Black lung has been on the rise over the last two decades, and has ...