Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Miner-with-Black-Lung-in-Appalachia-27MZIFISM6YV.htmlConceptually similarMiner with Black Lung in AppalachiaGP02F9ICompleted★★★★Miner with Black Lung in AppalachiaGP02F9LCompleted★★★★Miner with Black Lung in AppalachiaGP02F9MCompleted★★★★Miner with Black Lung in AppalachiaGP02F8XCompleted★★★★Miner with Black Lung in AppalachiaGP02F8YCompleted★★★★Miner with Black Lung in AppalachiaGP02F8ZCompleted★★★★Miner with Black Lung in AppalachiaGP02F90Completed★★★★Miner with Black Lung in AppalachiaGP02F97Completed★★★★Miner with Black Lung in AppalachiaGP02F96Completed★★★★View AllGP02F9JMiner with Black Lung in AppalachiaReflected in a mirror in his home, a former coal miner suffering from black lung disease covers his mouth as he coughs. 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)-Close ups-Coal-Coal mining-Health-Illness-Indoors-KWCI (GPI)-Men-Miners-One person-ReflectionsShoot: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.
