'People will die sooner than they should': DOGE cuts to 'black lung' research threatens miners
Federal workers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) who were focused on preventing and responding to work-related illnesses, including “black lung” disease in coal miners, have been forced out of their jobs.
In an MSNBC town hall — “100 Days of Trump: Forced Out Federal Workers” — Jacob Soboroff reports from Morgantown, West Virginia where he spoke to an epidemiologist whose team conducted research to find ways to make mining safer. They also drove a mobile exam unit to the work sites in Appalachia to test the miners for disease.
To read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/federal-workers-focused-black-lung-screenings-reinstated-still-face-ju-rcna203747
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