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Coal Miners’ Fund Set For Deep Cuts As Black Lung Epidemic Grows

Coal Miners’ Fund Set For Deep Cuts As Black Lung Epidemic Grows
June 4, 2018
Howard Berkes

Courtesy of Sheralin Greene

A new government report says that the federal black lung trust fund that helps sick and dying coal miners pay living and medical expenses could incur a $15 billion deficit in the next 30 years. That’s if a congressionally mandated funding cut occurs as planned at the end of the year. Click here to download the article and read more.

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