Black Lung Surges in Coal Country as Trump Slow-Walks Protections

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This story was originally published by Yale E360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Justin Smarsh and his family used to kayak a few times a year on the rivers and creeks near their home in Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania. High on the Appalachian Plateau, northeast of Pittsburgh, he spent hours in the woods and []