Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Miner-with-Black-Lung-in-Appalachia-27MZIFISMSMS.htmlConceptually similarMiner with Black Lung in AppalachiaGP02F91Completed★★★★Miner with Black Lung in AppalachiaGP02F94Completed★★★★Miner with Black Lung in AppalachiaGP02F95Completed★★★★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 AppalachiaGP02F9MCompleted★★★★Miner with Black Lung in AppalachiaGP02F96Completed★★★★View AllGP02F92Miner with Black Lung in AppalachiaThis former coal miner suffering from end stage black lung disease has become blind. The companies he worked for for 16 years deny him black lung benefits. 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:1 Jun, 2011Credit:© GreenpeaceMaximum size:4752px X 3168pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Close ups-Coal-Coal mining-Faces-Health-Illness-Indoors-KWCI (GPI)-Men-Miners-One person-Side viewShoot: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.
