‘They Deserve To Be Heard’: Sick and Dying Coal Ash Cleanup Workers Fight for Their Lives
Co-published with The Guardian and Southerly. Hundreds of workers fell ill after cleaning up America’s largest industrial disaster without proper gear. Twelve years later, they’re still waiting for help.
Black Lung Disease is Still Killing Miners. The Coal Industry Doesn’t Want to Hear It
Co-published with The Guardian. Today’s black lung rates are higher than 50 years ago, affecting men as young as their 30s, and in Kentucky their right to decent healthcare is being curtailed.
Trump’s Job Promises Won’t Help Struggling Coal Counties
Co-published with Reuters. Appalachia needs a new chance to do what it does best: make it work.