@lex18news: FIGHTING BLACK LUNG: Black lung disease is devastating Kentucky's coal mining communities at alarming rates, with cases hitting a 50-year high across Appalachia. James Cook, a 54-year-old retired miner from Letcher County, now relies on oxygen 24/7 after decades underground left him struggling to breathe. "People that don't work in the mines, they can go home and take their shirt off and shake it and nothing happens," Cook explained. "I take my shirt off... and shake it, a big cloud of dust, and you imagine what's going in your lungs." Watch the full report on LEX18.com. #Appalachia #CoalMining #Kentucky
Maybe they should be required to wear respirators just an idea
2026-08-29 18:29:20
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justinwright457 :
The Va told my dad he had black lung the black lung doctors said he had agent Orange. He never got either even though one of his lungs was completely covered. He went to his heavenly home in 2021
2026-08-30 06:56:06
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jamesabbott22 :
Good ole boy government disrespect .
2026-08-30 20:20:47
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Mommabear_0308 :
yep my dads been trying for years to get his black lung benefits no luck for him so far
2026-08-30 20:06:26
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KxBrzy13 :
Most of these guys end up passing away before they receive the benefits.
Money that would cover the cost of living & help ease their's & the family's minds.
2026-09-05 01:52:29
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Jay :
Yeah they tried to implement stricter safety regulations, but the big energy corporations that bought up all the mines didn’t want to do that. They all pivoted to natural gas because of higher profit margins and just left the region, and we got stuck with the health and environmental impacts. But a lot of you don’t want to have that conversation
2026-09-09 11:20:16
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oo7James :
👍👍👍
2026-08-29 18:49:44
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