💔⛏️Coal mining carries a heavy cost: #BlackLung. We must raise our voices for the miners suffering from this incurable disease caused by coal and silica dust inhalation. See this new video encouraging a strong silica rule to protect miners: https://youtu.be/_jr7CJLZ160

https://www.ohscanada.com/features/after-decades-of-delays-and-broken-promises-coal-miners-in-the-u-s-hail-rule-to-slow-rise-of-black-lung/

After decades of delays, broken promises, #CoalMiners hail rule to slow rise of #BlackLung

“I can’t think of any occupation where there has been such devastation that’s been ignored” by #corporations and the #government. Inaction fueled by denials and #lobbying from #coal and other industries. Examiner who worked for mining company convicted for falsifying dust samples and lying to federal officials.

#capitalism #exploitation #union #ClassWar

https://inthesetimes.com/article/coal-miners-black-lung-young-dying-old-mans-disease-kim-kelly

The Young #Miners Dying of “An Old Man’s Disease” #blacklung

@NatalieDavis Speaking of #SilicaDust, it's producing a new epidemic of severe #BlackLung disease in American coal miners. It's killing younger and younger men after just a few years' exposure. Why isn't #JoeManchin talking about this? #coal #mining #CleanCoal #PBS #Frontline #Investigation #HiddenTruth https://youtu.be/650dKRmc0Nk

Reading about anthracosis thanks to mrs_angemi on Instagram. I remember spending some time in medical school anatomy labs as an undergraduate in Manchester and all the donated bodies having blue-black lungs. When you live in a city with polluted air, you're a smoker or get exposed to dust or smoke, the black carbon particles accumulate in the tissue of your lungs so you're carrying them around for the rest of your life.

#AirPollution #Anthracosis #BlackLung #Anatomy #Pathology