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Thousands of Coal Miners Still Sick and Dying as Feds Consider Silica Dust Fix

This story was originally co-published by Public Health Watch, Louisville Public Media, and Mountain State Spotlight. The gravesite in Danny Smith’s vast and verdant yard is shaded by hulking trees. His parents’ graves are adjacent and marked by a massive headstone. In summer, crickets chirp, birds sing, and leaves rustle in the breeze. It is […]