How Black Lung Came Roaring Back to Coal Country

Once nearly eradicated, the “old man’s disease” is back and suffocating younger miners. Federal cuts risk putting a solution further out of reach. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/06/18/multimedia/WELL-BLACK-LUNG16-bzjt/WELL-BLACK-LUNG16-bzjt-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg