Call to help miners with black lung disease

Over 100 miners from across the Appalachian region are traveling to Washington, D.C., this week to lobby lawmakers on a number of issues related to black lung disease, a fatal respiratory condition caused by continuous exposure to harmful dust and rock particles in and around coal mines.

The recent resurgence of black lung, coupled with coal company bankruptcies and a lower rate for the coal excise tax, has brought a heightened sense of urgency to the demands that miners and their family members will be making to Congress this week.

We need your help! Take Action Now

This week, miners living with black lung are taking action in DC to tell Congress that #blacklungkills. Tell Congress to do right by our miners: Call 855-980-2358 to hear a brief message about what to say, and then be connected with your Representative.

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