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A retired West Virginia coal miner on Tuesday asked Congress to help streamline the process of obtaining blacklungbenefits, and the Obama administration insisted it is taking steps to fix longstanding abuses outlined in a Pulitzer... Published: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Words: 533
according to NIOSH. Rockefeller's bill, introduced Wednesday night, also would increase miners' access to health records during the black-lung-benefits claims process, create new grants for research into the disease and make it easier... Published: Friday, August 02, 2013 Words: 478
and MSHA chief Joe Main. A Republican budget rider has blocked the Obama administration’s efforts to end blacklung disease. Reach KenWard Jr. at kward@wvgazette.com or 304-348-1702.... Published: Monday, July 09, 2012 Words: 1013
part of our culture," said Debbie Wills, sitting in the clinic in Cedar Grove, W.Va., where she helps miners get evaluated and file for blacklungbenefits. Many miners don't want their employers to know they have signs of the disease... Published: Monday, July 09, 2012 Words: 1329
this rule overnight," said Dr. Greg Wagner, deputy assistant labor secretary for MSHA. "It's going to be a gradual process." Reach KenWard Jr. at kward@wvgazette.com or 304-348-1702.... Published: Friday, October 15, 2010 Words: 761
and salaried employees. "That $7 million would pay for a lot of oxygen bottles for the blacklung sufferers," Roberts said. Reach KenWard Jr. at kward@wvgazette.com or 304-348-1702.... Published: Friday, March 15, 2013 Words: 1048
partly address silica exposure, MSHA has not issued a separate new silica rule that has long been promised to miners. Reach KenWard Jr. at kward@wvgazettemail.com, 304-348-1702 or follow @kenwardjr on Twitter.... Published: Friday, December 16, 2016 Words: 973
all of these companies' fortunes, who in turn sent our jobs overseas. The real war is against coal miners, not coal. With blacklung running rampant and benefits being taken away from retired miners, it's clear the war is with the miners.... Published: Wednesday, January 01, 2014 Words: 651
to answer for their actions. Upper Big Branch also offered compelling evidence that miners are not being adequately protected against blacklung disease. Autopsies showed that, of the 24 victims who had sufficient lung tissue to examine,... Published: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Words: 1177
deserves revision. I believe that our people are West Virginia's most valuable resource. We must demand to be treated as such." Reach KenWard Jr. at kward@wvgazette.com or 304-348-1702.... Published: Thursday, May 06, 2010 Words: 523
