Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Miner-with-Black-Lung-in-Appalachia-27MZIFISM2BA.htmlConceptually similarMiner with Black Lung in AppalachiaGP02F9JCompleted★★★★Miner with Black Lung in AppalachiaGP02F9MCompleted★★★★Miner with Black Lung in AppalachiaGP02F8BCompleted★★★★Miner with Black Lung in AppalachiaGP02F9GCompleted★★★★Miner with Black Lung in AppalachiaGP02F9HCompleted★★★★Miner with Black Lung in AppalachiaGP02F9KCompleted★★★★Miner with Black Lung in AppalachiaGP02F9ICompleted★★★★Miner with Black Lung in AppalachiaGP02F8XCompleted★★★★Miner with Black Lung in AppalachiaGP02F8YCompleted★★★★View AllGP02F9LMiner with Black Lung in AppalachiaA former coal miner suffering from black lung disease has a coughing fit in his home. More than 10,000 American miners have died from black lung in the past ten years and each year, an average of 24,000 Americans die as a result of pollution from coal-fired power plants, including 2,800 from lung cancer.Locations:Appalachian Mountains-North America-United States of America-West VirginiaDate:3 Jun, 2011Credit:© GreenpeaceMaximum size:4752px X 3168pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Coal-Coal mining-Health-Houses-Illness-Indoors-KWCI (GPI)-Men-Miners-One personShoot:Health Impacts on West Virginia Coal MinersA documentation on retired miners suffering from Black Lung and other lung diseases. They have been denied benefits for Black Lung Disease and are dying from the impacts of breathing coal dust.
