Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Trump promised to bring back coal, but he also promised to slash some key health protections for miners

Again and again, President-elect Donald Trump presented himself as the coal miners' candidate. During the campaign, he promised to bring coal back into the economy, and jobs back into struggling Appalachian towns.

But now some in coal country are worried that instead of helping, Trump's first actions will deprive miners - and their widows and children - of the compensation they can receive if they are disabled by respiratory problems linked to breathing coal mine dust. ...
https://www.statnews.com/2016/11/28/trump-black-lung/


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