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Entries from May 2008

Legislation Languishes in Congress as Miners Fight for their Benefits

May 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Glen Charles, who had been a miner in West Virginia for 42 years, was diagnosed as having black lung, for which he received benefits under the Black Lung Act up to the time of his death in August 2005. Under federal law, surviving spouses of miners who die from the disease are eligible to continue […]

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